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Taylor--Vintage 1948
1 bottle per lot
MATURE VINTAGE PORT FROM AN EXCELLENT PRIVATE CELLAR Lying in Twickenham, Middlesex (EHD) Taylor--Vintage 1948 Branded cork. Slightly damaged wax capsule. No label. Level base of neck Tasting note: Tasted 21 times since 1958 when I noted it as 'fine, smooth. Fullest and darkest'. It has been invariably magnificent. Still fairly deep and intense; beautiful bouquet, lovely fruit, scented, citrus, vanilla; sweet, full-bodied, powerful yet perfect flavour and balance with glorious blackberry-like ripeness. The finest, loveliest of all the vintages at Taylor's tercentenary tasting in 1991. More recently, labelled ' Superior Vintage Port, bottled by John Harvey & Sons Ltd ': fabulously fragrant; sweet, firm, spicy. Probably now the best-ever vintage of Taylor. One further comment: one of the finest ports ever made. Last noted at the Hollywood Wine Society tasting, Florida, March 1998 ***** M.B. 1 bottle per lot