1992

The winter of 1991/92 was unseasonably dry. This continued into the Spring with light rain only in April and May. A long hot summer was broken by a few heavy showers at the end of August and September. Taylor’s started picking a week later than elsewhere in the valley and was rewarded with a perfectly ripe crop. Taylor Fladgate &...

1975 Single Harvest

Taylor Fladgate is proud to introduce the 1975 Single Harvest Port, the latest addition to our prestigious collection of 50 Year Old Single Harvest Ports. Aged in seasoned oak casks for five decades, this limited edition release embodies Taylor’s commitment to excellence, tradition and craftsmanship.  Matured in Taylor...

2002

The 2001-2002 Viticultural year was one of the driest years on record.  During the winter almost no rain fell. Besides the dry winter, the temperature was extremely cold, with the Pinhão river at Cruzeiro completely freezing over at Christmas.  Just when we were waiting for the last ripening of the grapes to occur in early...

1900-60

1900 Abundant Vintage in quality and quantity. Delicate and harmonious Port wines. Almost all the companies declared it. A late harvest starting on 1st October. A few days of rain before the harvest, followed by fine weather throughout. Amazing depth of ruby colour – up to the rim. Lively prickly fruit, mellow but not tawny; most...

Late Bottled Vintage 2014

Taylor Fladgate were pioneers of the LBV category, developed to satisfy the demand for a high quality ready-to-drink alternative to Vintage Port for everyday consumption. Unlike Vintage Port, which is bottled after only two years in wood and ages in bottle, LBV is bottled after four to six years and is ready to drink when bottled....

Fine Ruby

Taylor Fladgate's Fine Ruby a blend of full bodied Port wines aged for around two years in large oak vats in Taylor Fladgate's cellars, or ‘lodges’, in Vila Nova de Gaia.   As they age, they gain smoothness and elegance while retaining their fruitiness, intensity and youthful ruby colour.  They are...