1976 Technical Specifications
Classification Single Harvest Tawny Port
Region Porto
Harvest Dates Harvest began on 23 September 1976
Production Details The tenth release in Taylor's annual 50-year-old Single Harvest series; the single-year Port aged to full maturity in seasoned oak casks. It is ready to drink without decanting, should be stored upright in cool, constant conditions away from direct sunlight, and is recommended slightly chilled at 12–16°C.
Tasting Notes Rich chestnut with a broad amber rim; floral and perfumed, with wild honey, treacle, tea leaf, red-cherry compote, cedar, rosemary, thyme and mint; luscious palate with fresh acidity, blood-orange marmalade, dried figs, apricots and rum babá; bright, lean, fresh and harmonious finish.
Food Pairing Figs, almonds and caramel; crème brûlée; wild strawberries; or, after a meal, walnuts and dried fruit.
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1975 Technical Specifications
Region Porto
Production Details Aged in seasoned oak casks for five decades and matured in Taylor's historic lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia. The wine is ready to drink without decanting, should be stored upright in cool, constant conditions away from direct sunlight, and is recommended slightly chilled at 12–16°C.
Tasting Notes Aromatically intense, with dried fruit, caramel and spice; silky texture with butterscotch, nutmeg and tobacco; long, elegant and complex finish.
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1971 Technical Specifications
Region Porto
Production Details The eighth release in Taylor's annual 50-year-old Single Harvest series; this single-year Port aged to full maturity in seasoned oak casks. It is ready to drink without decanting, should be stored upright in cool, constant conditions away from direct sunlight, and is recommended slightly chilled at 12–16°C.
Tasting Notes Medium tawny-brown fading to pale amber; balanced and multidimensional, with oak, black coffee, molasses, marzipan, dried fig, sultana, cigar box, cedar, tobacco leaf, faded rose petal, black tea, black pepper and orange flower; light and ethereal despite its intensity.
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1969 Technical Specifications
Region Porto
Production Details The sixth release in Taylor's annual 50-year-old Single Harvest series. The wine aged for half a century in oak casks in Taylor's cool, dark lodges in Oporto, maturing slowly and evenly; the producer also characterizes the Single Harvest style as reaching full maturity in seasoned oak. It is ready to drink without decanting, should be stored upright in cool, constant conditions away from direct sunlight, and is recommended slightly chilled at 12–16°C.
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1968 Technical Specifications
Region Porto
Production Details The fifth release in Taylor's annual 50-year-old Single Harvest series; this single-year Port aged to full maturity in seasoned oak casks.
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1967 Technical Specifications
Region Porto
Production Details The fourth release in Taylor's annual 50-year-old Single Harvest series; this single-year Port aged to full maturity in seasoned oak casks.
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1966 Technical Specifications
Region Porto
Production Details The third release in Taylor's annual 50-year-old Single Harvest series; this single-year Port aged to full maturity in seasoned oak casks.
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1965 Technical Specifications
Region Porto
Production Details A single-year Port aged to full maturity in seasoned oak casks and ready to drink when bottled.
Tasting Notes Seductive tawny colour, fine complex nose and smooth, silky palate.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Visitors' Centre, Rua do Choupelo nº 250, 4400-088 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Phone
+351 223 772 973
Owner
Family-owned (The Fladgate Partnership)
Cellarmaster
Adrian Bridge (CEO)