THE PRODUCER
Founded in 1692 by Job Bearsley, Taylor’s is one of the oldest of the original
founding Port houses. Still today the company remains independent and focusing
solely of production of port wine. Taylor’s own some of the finest vineyards in
the Douro Valley – including Quinta de Vargellas, Quinta de Terra Feita, and
Quinta do Junico – while also sourcing fruit from estates owned by its 22
partner grape growers. All the port wines are aged in the cellars at Vila Nova
de Gaia. The Vintage port, Single Quinta de Vargellas, and Aged Tawnys are
amongst the finest produced in the region.

THE WINE
Taylor’s 30-and 40-year-old Tawny Ports are sourced from fruit in the eastern
Douro Valley and matured in seasoned oak casks in the House’s cellars in Vila
Nova de Gaia. Both wines are lush with velvety texture and rich nutty aromas,
the 40-year-old displaying a touch more complexity, depth, and length, given the
longer ageing.

INFORMATION
Type:FortifiedVintage:Non vintageCountry:PortugalRegion:DouroGrape:33% Touriga
Francesa, 33% Touriga Nacional, 33% Tinta Roriz & 1% OtherStyle:Rich and Warming
Sweetness:SweetABV:20%Drinking window:2010 - 2055Size:750mlFood match:Chocolate
and Caramel


CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines) of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100 average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a a
guide to our customers.