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Wine Description
The Story
Taylor’s Port is the last of the original English founding port companies to remain family owned. It has never been bought, sold or taken over. The company is run by descendants of the founders. This ensures its outlook and philosophy remains focused on the production of top quality ports.
Taylor’s were also the first to invest heavily in property in the Upper Douro. The recent acquisition of Quinta do Junco illustrates the continued commitme...
Wine Information
The only vintage Taylor’s declared in the fifties and one of the most underrated vintages of the century.
‘Paler but slightly more youthful: brick red with a pinkish tone. Sweet, surprisingly gentle for ’55, still very firm and upright, yet perhaps without the backbone that tends to characterize this vintage. Lovely length, elegant, with great purity.’
Vintage 1955
Port Vintage Report: Declared by 26 shippers, this was the largest declaration since 1927, and is one of the most underrated Vintages of the 20th Century. A real pleasure to drink now, the best will last well into the 21st Century if well cellared.
