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Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas 2012 has a much more straight-laced bouquet compared to the Fonseca Guimaraens as you might expect. However it is well defined with dusky blackberry, mulberry, dark chocolate and wet stone aromas that expand in the glass over the course of one hour. The palate is silky smooth on the entry with a taut line of acidity keeping everything linear. There is superb tension and focus here, not enormous depth but an almost ...
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The Story
Quinta de Vargellas is pre-eminent among the wine estates of the Douro. Located in the wild and hilly eastern reaches of the Douro valley, it has been prized as a source of the finest Port wines since the 1820s. Today it ranks among the great vineyards of the world.
In years when a Taylor’s Vintage is not declared, the decision may be taken to bottle a Single Quinta Vintage Port. This is made entirely from grapes grown on the Vargellas pro...
Wine Information
The winter preceding the 2012 harvest was much drier and colder than is customary. Budburst occurred towards the third week in March under very dry conditions, with good levels of rainfall occurring in April and early May. By the end of May, the vineyards showed low vigour, caused by the combination of an extremely dry winter and cooler than normal spring. Flowering occurred between the 14th – 30th May.
Good weather continued during June an...
