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Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 1948 . hs, hwasl, crc, ssos. Bottle (1). ... (Total: 1 Btl. )
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Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 1948hs, hwasl, crc, ssos
Bottle (1)
The Silverado Cellar-Wines from the prestigious cellar of a Napa Valley Restauranteur and collector. Almost entirely purchased on release and stored in a purpose built, underground cellar.
"Two bottles of Taylor's legendary 1948 Fladgate Vintage Port were tasted, both "rescued" from the cellars of Corpus Christies college at Oxford University having lain there since release. And they were so different! This note comes from the bottle that showed much less volatility. It has a majestic bouquet that compared to the '48 Graham has more density, more "thrust" as it were. While the Graham has more delicacy and nuance, the Taylor's hurtles like a raging bull toward the senses with luscious raspberry preserve, soy, clove and sage aromas. It is brilliantly detailed: aromatics for whom the term "tour de force" was invented. The palate offers more density and weight than the Graham, more fruit concentration with layers of decayed red fruit intermingling with clove, sage, orange rind and a pinch of black pepper. Texturally sumptuous and rounded on the finish, it contains otherworldly length. It's not quite the perfect specimen that I have encountered in the past...but it comes close. One of the greatest Vintage Ports of the 20th century without doubt." (99 pts. Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, July 2015)
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Auction Info
2024 March 22 Fine & Rare Wine Signature® Auction - Beverly Hills #5553 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
March, 2024
22nd
Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 2
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