Taylor Vintage:1997 but not crisp

but not crisp

with taut tannins

balanced and impressively complex finish

the wine has moderate weight and sweet fruit in the nose and on the attack

Peter Sisseck compared it to other vintages finished in seven

Taylor Vintage:1997 but not crispThe 2016 Vintage Port was originally seen about a week before bottling in a more unsettled incarnation. It is now in the USA and showing in a rather forward fashion for Taylor's. It was aged for 20 months in wood and comes in with 102 grams of residual sugar. This is a pleasure just to smell, with its hints of herbs, eucalyptus and blackberries. Some more time in bottle has made this a classic Port from start to finish in terms of aromatics and