Review: 2015 Taylor Fladgate Late Bottled Vintage Port

Review: 2015 Taylor Fladgate Late Bottled Vintage Port

Review: 2015 Taylor Fladgate Late Bottled Vintage Port

Recently we reviewed Dow’s LBV Port from 2015, now it’s Taylor Fladgate’s turn. This is Fladgate’s 50th year producing Late Bottled Vintage Port, so — well, that’s something to celebrate, right?

This expression is bright and fruity in keeping with the usual style of LBV Port wines. Big cherry, strawberry, and raspberry notes hit first, before the wine takes a dive into milk chocolate, laced with vanilla. It’s less serious than it wants to be — a commonality with LBV Port wines — quite sweet on the finish, with lingering notes of plump raisins and fresh cherries.

B+ / $25 / taylor.pt

2015 Taylor Fladgate Late Bottled Vintage Port

$25
8.5

Rating

8.5/10

A veteran journalist, the author of four books, a published poet, and an award-winning winemaker, Christopher Null has more than 25 years of experience writing about wine and spirits. He founded Drinkhacker in 2007. He also writes regularly about the science of booze for WIRED and is an occasional contributor to ADI's Distiller magazine. He has been a judge for both the American Distilling Institute Judging of Craft Spirits and Whiskies of the World spirits competitions and often works as a consultant, developing formal tasting notes for spirits brands around the world.

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