Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port - 1997 (750ml) McLaren Vale blueberry and dark berry

blueberry and dark berry

a cool-climate year

which blows away the 2005

but in 2006 the wine seems to verge in the direction of the more exotic

I suppose the 2008 is something of a letdown

Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port - 1997 (750ml) McLaren Vale blueberry and dark berrySaturated black purple colored, with stunning aromatics of blueberries, blackberries, licorice, and iron, this spectacular vintage port is one of the stars of the vintage. Extremely full bodied, with silky tannin, spectacular concentration and purity, multiple flavor levels, and an evolved, forward personality, this is an exquisite yet precocious 1997 vintage port. Anticipated maturity: 2004 2030. Robert Parker 96 points