Taylor's Golden Age 50 Years very old Tawny

€ 256.82

The nose is like concentrated fruitcake, with an abundance of candied peal, cherry, and nuts, overlaid by beeswax, coffee bean, vanilla pod, banana chip and rosewater. Delightfully lifted and floral, this is one of the most elegant aged Tawnies I’ve had yet. The alcohol is finely balanced and allows the intoxicating aromatics to come to the fore. On the palate, this is a supple and sprightly 50-year-old. Gracefully harmonious and effortlessly complete. The ripe core is succulent and generous, offering fresh bright and juicy strawberry, raspberry and cherry that belie the wine’s age. Make no mistake though, there is no shortage of complexity and maturity here. The extended finish is nothing short of decadent in its unctuosity and vibrancy.

Blended from rare wood-aged ports matured for five decades in oak casks, Taylor's Golden Age is a special collector's edition port released in very limited quantities. This 50-year-old Tawny was sourced in the eastern reaches of the Douro Valley, location of many of the finest vineyard estates and traditional source of the most long-lasting wines. Prior to blending, the individual wines were aged in Taylor's cellars in seasoned oak casks specially selected and set aside by the firm's team of expert coopers. After half a century in cask, this exceptional wine has reached its 'Golden Age' of maturity, the point at which it achieves perfect balance, a magical complexity and a seductive smoothness and density.

Food-Pairing

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.

Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Amarela, Alicante Bouschet, Sousão, -

Alcohol content

19,5 %vol

Store & Serve

Serve at 15-16 °C. Drink until 2050

Shelflife up to a few months (4 to 6 months) after opening, provided you always close the bottle with the original stopper and keep it at a constant temperature of about 12 degrees

Critics & Awards

97/100 - Mark Squires, Wine Advocate, August 2022

The NV 50 Year Old Tawny Port is a field blend bottled with a bar-top cork in 2022 and with 158 grams of residual sugar. Mature, with dark chocolate nuances, this is rich, deep and sensationally delicious. The concentration is exceptional too. Then, there's the long, long finish, filled with fruit and sugar. It is irresistible, in addition to being nuanced and complex. It's young enough so that it is never just a curiosity. The fruit is certainly not cracking. 2022 - 2060

Tags: Taylor's - Douro