Taylors 30 Year Old Tawny Port

Taylor's 30 Year Old Tawny Port 

Producer Tasting Note:

Deep, old gold colour with hints of dried fruit and honey offsetting the rich nutty aromas. Lush, silky richness with an elegant, slightly austere quality which is quite distinctive. Subtle dried fruit flavours underly, exotic layers of caramel and nuts culminating in an endless finish.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"This is lovely, displaying warm date, toffee and persimmon notes entwined with sesame oil, green tea and ginger flavours. Shows a lovely interplay of sweet and dry with flashes of hazelnut cream and juniper contrasting each other on the long and deep finish. Drink now."

95/100 points, James Molesworth, WINE SPECTATOR, June 2018

"The aroma is almost radiant: red currant, caramel toffee, orange peel, a little wax, malt, chocolate truffle. Very firm on the palate, a tight, almost dry structure, but also sweet and fruity, not overly creamy, but with a focus on nerve and substance, immensely tactile and mineral."

97/100 points, FALSTAFF (Austria), November 2020

"Sweet fortified red made from a blend of wines aged, on average, 30 years in oak barrels before being bottled. A great edition of this wine, which appears more tense, vibrant and full of vivacity, maintaining the usual complexity in aromas and flavors, showing ripe and jammy fruits followed by floral notes, herbs and sweet spices and dried fruits, of plums and licorice, all sustained and balanced by refreshing acidity and a firm, creamy texture."

94/100 points, Revista Adega (Brazil), November 2023

Taylor’s is one of the few remaining houses to produce a 30 Year Old aged tawny Port. Selected red Ports produced in the eastern areas of the Douro Valley are matured in seasoned oak casks in Taylor’s cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia. Here, the cool and damp coastal climate encourages a slow and gentle ageing process, producing aromas of great complexity and finesse.

Only every two or three years is a reserve of Port with sufficient structure, fruit and power to age is laid aside to age in oak casks. Those that have reached their peak after thirty years are then blended together for balance and finesse, and to ensure consistency of quality and style. The 30 year old tawny is one such wine.

An excellent accompaniment to many desserts, it combines well with flavours of figs, almonds and caramel. Pair it with a crème brulée or a plate of wild strawberries. It may also be appreciated on its own, at the end of the meal, with walnuts or dried fruit, and can be served cool in the summer.