Fine White

Taylor Fladgate's Fine White Port is a blend of wines produced from white grapes grown mainly on the Upper slopes of the Douro Valley.  The grapes used include the Arinto, Boal (Semillon), Codega, Esgana Cão, Folgasão, Gouveio, Viosinho and Rabigato varieties. The individual wines are aged in oak vats for about...

Victory Port 80

Taylor Fladgate Victory Port is a masterpiece of patience and expertise. Aged for eight decades in hand-crafted, seasoned oak casks, this exceptional Tawny Port embodies the pinnacle of Taylor Fladgate’s unrivalled expertise in fine Port winemaking. To create this extraordinary blend, Taylor Fladgate has drawn upon its vast...

1970

Winter rainfall was slightly above average, followed by a very dry Spring and further rain in June. From July through to October in 1970 almost no rain fell and the harvest which started on 21st September was made under ideal conditions. It was also the year in which Alistair Robertson, the current Chairman of Taylor Fladgate Port, launched...

2015

The winter preceding the 2015 harvest was unusually dry. Rainfall in the winter months was only about two-thirds of the ten-year average but there was fortunately enough precipitation in October and November to ensure the vines were adequately supplied with water. The dry conditions continued into spring and, although this resulted in below...

Select Reserve

Taylor Fladgate Select Reserve Port is blended from carefully selected young red wines produced in the Baixo Corgo and Cima Corgo areas of the upper Douro Valley, chosen for their depth of colour, intense fruit and full, firm palate. These Port wines are matured for about two years in oak vats, where they soften and develop without...

2017

Following a wet 2016, the year started with cold and dry winter conditions, with a fifth less rainfall than the thirty-year average. Bud burst occurred relatively early, around 10th March.  The dry conditions continued into Spring and the warm weather in April and May encouraged the rapid growth of the vines. The first three weeks of June...