Taylor Fladgate Tawny 10Yr

Description

Although best known for its legendary Vintage Ports, Taylors is also one of the most respected producers of 10 Year Old Tawny Port.This style of Port is fully matured in seasoned oak casks each holding about 630 litres of wine. Here, over many years of ageing, the wine gradually takes on its characteristic amber tawny colour, slowly developing the complex mellow flavours and the smooth luscious palate which are the hallmarks of Tawny Port.Taylors blends its magnificent 10 year old tawny from its extensive reserves of old cask aged Ports matured in the firms cool and tranquil cellars known as lodges in Oporto on Portugals Atlantic coast.Taylors 10 Year Old Tawny is a superb example of the aged tawny style. Mellow and elegant, combining delicate wood notes with rich aromas of mature fruit, it is bottled for immediate drinking.It is the best selling 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port in the UK.Serving Suggestions Taylors 10 Year Old makes a delicious dessert wine, and combines particularly well with flavours of almonds, berry fruit or dark chocolate. It can also be enjoyed as an accompaniment for rich, blue veined cheeses. It is excellent at the end of the meal, as a crowning moment of an enjoyable evening, served on its own or with a plate of walnuts or roasted almonds. They benefit from being served slightly chilled, particularly in warm weather.Tasting Notes Taylor’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port is a deep brick colour with amber rim. Rich and elegant nose combining aromas of ripe berry fruit with a delicate nuttiness and subtle mellow notes of chocolate, butterscotch and fine oak wood. Smooth and silky on the palate and full of ripe figgy, jammy flavours which persist on the long finish. – Taylor Fladgate