Taylor is pleased to announce that it has declared the 2011 vintage.
Commenting on the declaration, Taylor’s Managing Director Adrian Bridge said: ‘ 2011 was a textbook year that has produced Vintage Ports which are classics in every sense. The Taylor’s 2011 is a perfect example of the house style, elegant and refined but also with the characteristic inner strength and stamina which define Taylor’s Vintage Ports.
David Guimaraens, Wine Maker:
"The heavy rainfall during the previous winter meant that the vines had access to plentiful reserves of ground water throughout the hot dry summer. As a result the crop was very evenly ripened and the wines have a wonderful combination of pure fruit and aromatic complexity as well as the firm well integrated tannins necessary to ensure longevity. As usual the wines of Vargellas have contributed their distinctive scented quality to the blend.”
The Taylor’s 2011 Vintage Port blend was drawn exclusively from the firm’s own quintas (vineyard estates). As is traditional, the blend was based on the wines of Vargellas and Terra Feita with a smaller contribution from Quinta do Junco.
In addition to its classic Vintage Port, Taylor’s will also release a very small amount of 2011 Quinta de Vargellas Vinha Velha. The very rare Vintage Port produced from the oldest vines on the Vargellas Estate.
Adrian Bridge remarked: ‘The results on the old vineyard at Quinta de Vargellas were particularly impressive and we have decided to bottle a very small amount of this wine. The release will be good news for collectors, although as usual the quantities produced are very limited.’
The 2011 Vargellas Vinha Velha was made up of a very careful selection of grapes from the old vines on the Polverinho and Renova do Armazém plots whose old terraces are classified as World Heritage.
Taylor's 2011 Vintage Port >
Taylor's Vargellas Vinha Velha 2011 Vintage Port >
Taylor's 2011 Vintage Port >
Taylor's Vargellas Vinha Velha 2011 Vintage Port >