Taylor's is one of the few remaining houses that still make a 40 year old port. After each vintage, a reserve of very concentrated & powerful red ports are laid to one side to age in oak casks. Those that have reached their peak after forty years are then blended together for balance & finesse & to ensure consistency of quality & style. The Grapes used for the 40 year old are grown on Taylor's own properties & consist of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cao & Tinta Amarela. Only very small quantities of this wine are made each year & after decades of evaporating & ageing in wood, the wine is concentrated to almost an essence. This produces intense & complex nutty, spicy aromas with a dense & concentrated palate, full of rich mellow flavour. This is a sublime port of very great age which still has the old olive-gold hue of its many years in casks. Decades of evaporation have concentrated this astonishing wine to an exceptional density, with a powerful aroma of honey dried fruit & spice. Impressions of nutmeg, roasted coffee & an intense nuttiness converge both in the bouquet & on the palate. The ports rich, intense, voluptuous, almost viscous texture culminates in a finish of incredible length. ...

Chip Dry White Port is a stylish & sophisticated aperitif, the perfect introduction to a relaxed meal. It is best served chilled in a large port glass & accompanied by marinated olives or roasted almonds. Taylor's pioneered dry white port in 1934 & since then it has acquired a devoted following throughout the world. Chip dry is made from selected dry white ports produced from grapes grown in the Douro Superior, the eastern area of the Douro Valley. The predominant grape used in Taylor's Chip Dry port is the Malyasia Fina grape which is blended with a variety of other white grapes. Taylor's Chip Dry is produced using the traditional port wine vinification method, brandy being added to halt fermentation & to preserve some of the grapes natural sugar in the finished wine. For chip dry ports, the brandy is added later, when much of the sugar has been converted into alcohol producing a port of unusual dryness. The port is then aged for several years in oak vats & careful blending completes the fresh fruit flavours with an elegant, complex nuttiness. Only produced in limited quantities, chip dry white port is sold in individually numbered bottles marked with the name of the cellar in which the wine was aged. Taylor's Chip Dry White Port is pale straw in colour. It is delicate on the nose, combining fresh fruit fragrances with the mellow aromas & hints of oak, traditional of white port. On the palate it is fresh & lively with a good flavour & a crisp, dry finish. ...

Taylor’s pioneered dry white port in 1934 & because they were the first to do so, they gained a devoted following. Taylor’s Chip Dry is only produced in limited quantities with each bottle being numbered. ...

Taylor's Fine Ruby port is a blend of full bodied port wines aged for around two years in large oak vats in Taylor renown lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia. The grapes used in the Fine Ruby blend are all from the Douro Valley, where Taylor's Estate is situated. The grape types used are Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca & Tinta Cao. As the port wines age, they gain elegance & smoothness while retaining their fruitiness, intensity & youthful ruby colour due to limited aging. Once the wines are aged they ‘are blended together for balance & to keep the same consistency between all of Taylors Fine Ruby ports. Taylor's Fine Ruby has exceptionally firm tannins & concentrated fruitiness, Fine Ruby is perfect for the classic port & cheese combination. It also goes well with flavoured cheese & pairs good with berry fruit & dark chocolate flavours. On the nose, Taylor's Fine Ruby Port is stylishly fruity & full of intense concentrated blackcurrant & cherry aromas. Full bodied & firm, the palate is crammed with luscious black fruit flavours. ...

Taylor’s Fine Ruby port is a blend of full bodied port wines that have been aged for around two years in large oak vats. Limited ageing means that the Fine Ruby keeps its bright youthful ruby colour & fruity flavour. ...

Taylor's Late Bottled vintage 2007, LBV, is the most popular premium port style in both England & Canada, representing one in five purchases of port in the UK & over a quarter of the all port enjoyed by Canadians. Late Bottle Vintages represent a selection of the very fine full bodied red ports from a single year. They are bottled late, remaining in wood between four & six years. During the ageing process, the port settles down & matures, making it ready to drink when bottled, unlike vintage ports that age in the bottle. It does not need to be decanted & can be served by the glass for several weeks after the cork is drawn. Late Bottle Vintage ports were developed as a high quality but more affordable & immediately drinkable alternative to vintage ports. It is said that LBV ports were first created in 1970 by Taylor's current Chairman, Alistair Robertson. This is why although many other port houses make LBV's, Taylor's remains the benchmark in the category & the first choice for knowledgeable port drinkers. On the nose, Taylor's Late Bottle Vintage 2007 has powerful dark cherry & black fruit aromas. The floral & herbal notes that come through on the nose add lovely nuances to the bouquet. The palate shows great intense fruit flavours & fantastic depth & complexity. ...

Taylor's Late Bottled vintage 2008, LBV, is the most popular premium port style in both England & Canada, representing one in five purchases of port in the UK & over a quarter of the all port enjoyed by Canadians. Late Bottle Vintages represent a selection of the very fine full bodied red ports from a single year. They are bottled late, remaining in wood between four & six years. During the ageing process, the port settles down & matures, making it ready to drink when bottled, unlike vintage ports that age in the bottle. It does not need to be decanted & can be served by the glass for several weeks after the cork is drawn. Late Bottle Vintage ports were developed as a high quality but more affordable & immediately drinkable alternative to vintage ports. It is said that LBV ports were first created in 1970 by Taylor's current Chairman, Alistair Robertson. This is why although many other port houses make LBV's, Taylor's remains the benchmark in the category & the first choice for knowledgeable port drinkers. On the nose, Taylor's Late Bottle Vintage 2009 has powerful dark cherry & black fruit aromas. The floral & herbal notes that come through on the nose add lovely nuances to the bouquet. The palate shows great intense fruit flavours & fantastic depth & complexity. ...

Taylor's Late Bottled vintage 2009, LBV, is the most popular premium port style in both England & Canada, representing one in five purchases of port in the UK & over a quarter of the all port enjoyed by Canadians. Late Bottle Vintages represent a selection of the very fine full bodied red ports from a single year. They are bottled late, remaining in wood between four & six years. During the ageing process, the port settles down & matures, making it ready to drink when bottled, unlike vintage ports that age in the bottle. It does not need to be decanted & can be served by the glass for several weeks after the cork is drawn. Late Bottle Vintage ports were developed as a high quality but more affordable & immediately drinkable alternative to vintage ports. It is said that LBV ports were first created in 1970 by Taylor's current Chairman, Alistair Robertson. This is why although many other port houses make LBV's, Taylor's remains the benchmark in the category & the first choice for knowledgeable port drinkers. On the nose, Taylor's Late Bottle Vintage 2009 has powerful dark cherry & black fruit aromas. The floral & herbal notes that come through on the nose add lovely nuances to the bouquet. The palate shows great intense fruit flavours & fantastic depth & complexity. ...

Taylor's Late Bottled vintage 2010, LBV, is the most popular premium port style in both England & Canada, representing one in five purchases of port in the UK & over a quarter of the all port enjoyed by Canadians. Late Bottle Vintages represent a selection of the very fine full bodied red ports from a single year. They are bottled late, remaining in wood between four & six years. During the ageing process, the port settles down & matures, making it ready to drink when bottled, unlike vintage ports that age in the bottle. It does not need to be decanted & can be served by the glass for several weeks after the cork is drawn. Late Bottle Vintage ports were developed as a high quality but more affordable & immediately drinkable alternative to vintage ports. It is said that LBV ports were first created in 1970 by Taylor's current Chairman, Alistair Robertson. This is why although many other port houses make LBV's, Taylor's remains the benchmark in the category & the first choice for knowledgeable port drinkers. On the nose, Taylor's Late Bottle Vintage 2010 has powerful dark cherry & black fruit aromas. The floral & herbal notes that come through on the nose add lovely nuances to the bouquet. The palate shows great intense fruit flavours & fantastic depth & complexity. ...

Taylor’s Late Bottled vintage 2018, LBV, is the most popular premium port style in both England & Canada, representing one in five purchases of port in the UK & over a quarter of the all port enjoyed by Canadians. ...