The winter preceding the 2015 harvest was unusually dry. Rainfall in the winter months was only about two-thirds of the ten-year average but there was fortunately enough precipitation in October and November to ensure the vines were adequately supplied with water. The dry conditions continued into spring and, although this resulted in below average yields, it ensured that the crop remained completely free of disease. In fact, the grapes remained perfectly healthy right up to the harvest.    The early summer was very hot, with temperatures above 40°C being recorded on several days at Quinta de Vargellas in late June and early July. After that, the ripening conditions remained warm, dry and relatively even, with no excessive peaks of temperature. As a result, the condition of the crop will be remembered by the Vargellas wine makers as one of the best of recent years, with perfectly formed, disease-free bunches and very little raisin in spite of the dry year.    Picking started at Quinta de Vargellas relatively early on 7th September. The wines from most of the finest areas of the property had been made by 15th and 16th, when there were two days of rainfall, although this in fact made no difference to the quality of the Port as very fine wines continued to be made throughout the harvest. Cool night time temperatures allowed for long fermentations and good extraction.

Land: Portugal, Douro Indhold: 75 cl

Druerne til denne portvin er dyrket i Douro dalen på Quinta de Vargellas.

Det er en elegant portvin med intens, næsten sort farve og fyldig bouquet af solbær og vilde bær samt noter af lakrids og sirup. Den har en utrolig intens og fyldig, men samtidig fløjlsblød smag, kraftige tanniner samt en lang og behagelig eftersmag med masser af saft og kraft.

Denne harmoniske portvin er særdeles velegnet til desserter, valnødder, tørrede abrikoser, figner, smagsfulde oste eller som et glas efter et godt måltid mad.

Om Vintage Port siges der, at den er drikkelig efter 4-5 år, men at den først virkelig kan nydes efter 15-20 år.

P.g.a. det naturlige depot, der er i Vintage Port, skal man huske at lade flasken stå oprejst i 48 timer inden man åbner den - på den måde falder bundfaldet til bunds. Derefter bør man forsigtigt dekantere portvinen, således at bundfaldet bliver i flasken. Portvinen er klar til servering 2-3 timer efter dekanteringen - og bør drikkes inden for 24 timer efter åbningen.

4 ud af 6 glas i Nordvestnyt, Midtjyllands Avis og Skive Folkeblad den 19. november 2011

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Firmaet Taylor's - eller Taylor, Fladgate & Yeatman, som det helt korrekt hedder - er over 300 år gammel. Taylor's er et personligt ejet familiefirma, som er fuldstændig uafhængig. Taylor's hovedsæde er beliggende i Vila Nova de Gaia. Her afskibes portvinene, som eksporteres til mindst 54 lande verden over - derudover sælges portvinene selvfølgelig også i Portugal.