Taylor's Vargellas Vintage Port - Wooden Box M/4 FL.

Taylor's Vargellas Vintage Port - Wooden Box M/4 FL.

Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port is known for its high quality and complexity. And with this beautiful wooden box you have 4 fantastic vintages, 2005 + 2008 + 2012 + 2015. What all 4 vintages have in common is that they are made exclusively from grapes from Quinta de Vargellas, which is one of the finest vineyards in the Douro Valley in Portugal .

Vargella's Vintage Port is known for its deep, intense color and its complex aromas of ripe fruit, chocolate and spices. It has a rich taste with a good balance between sweetness and acidity and often has a long aftertaste. Another thing that makes Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port special; is its ability to age and develop in the bottle for many years. Many port wine lovers enjoy collecting this wine and storing it in their wine cellars for several decades to achieve the full taste experience.

This wooden box consists of 4 fantastic Vintage Port from Taylor's:

1 x Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port 2005 (92 points by Robert Parker)
Elegant port wine with an intense, almost black color and a rich aroma of blackcurrant, cherry and blackberry as well as notes of apricot and plum. The taste is incredibly intense and full-bodied, but at the same time velvety soft with strong tannins. Long and pleasant aftertaste with lots of juice and power.

1 x Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port 2008 (91 points in Wine Enthusiast)
Elegant port wine with an intense, almost black color and a rich aroma of blackcurrants and wild berries as well as notes of licorice and syrup. It has an incredibly intense and full-bodied, but at the same time velvety taste, strong tannins and a long and pleasant aftertaste with lots of juice and power.

1 x Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port 2012 (94 points by Robert Parker)
Elegant port wine with an intense, almost black-purple color, rich aroma of blackcurrants and wild berries with notes of licorice, syrup and wild herbs and a discreet touch of vanilla. The taste is incredibly intense and full-bodied, but at the same time velvety soft with strong tannins and a long, strong aftertaste.

1 x Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas Vintage Port 2015 (94 points by Robert Parker)
Elegant port wine with a deep ruby red – almost black-purple – color and a rich aroma of plums and wild berries with notes of nutmeg, anise, cocoa; Wild herbs and a discreet touch of citrus and vanilla. It has an incredibly intense and full-bodied, but at the same time velvety fruit taste, strong and well-integrated tannins. Long and pleasant aftertaste with lots of juice and power.

Before you are ready to drink them!

Because of the natural depôt that is in Vintage Port; you have to remember to leave the bottle upright for 48 hours before opening it - that way the sediment falls to the bottom. The port should then be carefully decanted so that the sediment remains in the bottle.

The port wine is ready for serving 2-3 hours after decanting - and should be drunk within 24 hours of opening. About Vintage Port it is said that it is drinkable after 4-5 years, but that it can only really be enjoyed after 15-20 years.

About the Portvins house

The manufacturer Taylor's – or Taylor, Fladgate & Yeatman, as it is quite correctly called – is over 300 years old. Taylor's is a personally owned family business that is completely independent. Taylor's head office is located in Vila Nova de Gaia. The port wines are shipped here, which are exported to at least 54 countries worldwide - in addition, the port wines are of course also sold in Portugal. The grapes for these Vintage Port wines are grown in the Douro Valley at Quinta de Vargellas.

Because of the natural depôt in Vintage Port, remember to let the bottle stand upright for 48 hours before opening it - that way the sediment settles to the bottom. The port should then be carefully decanted so that the sediment remains in the bottle. The port wine is ready for serving 2-3 hours after decanting - and should be drunk within 24 hours of opening. About Vintage Port it is said that it is drinkable after 4-5 years, but that it can only really be enjoyed after 15-20 years.