Being a historic edition this ruby-brick Port is housed in a flat chestnut or bladder shaped bottle that were manufactured in England around about 1715-1740, and like this bottle, held one litre of wine.
The blend was pulled together from a selection of TF's extensive aged Tawny Port stocks and was aged in seasoned Port pipes (larger and longer than barriques).
Lively strawberry jam and cherry aromas are layered with dried orange peel, buttered nuts and pipe tobacco. Expressive red fruit lines the palate along with Christmas cake and cedar. Nice levity here with a elongated finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - December 22nd, 2020

Lifted, persistent, fresh.
A vintage port, aged in oak for 4-6 years and ready to drink upon release, this 2017 is a fantastic affordable alternative to a vintage Port.
Aromas of braised cherries and caramel corn, vanilla and coffee grounds lead to a fresh and buoyant palate with lifted red fruits toasted oak, spice and faint cola flavours. It has a long tobacco finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - January 4th, 2023

Delicious, luscious, slick.
A vintage port, aged in oak for 4-6 years and ready to drink upon release this 2015 is a fine example of deliciousness with its fruitcake and creamy chocolate, warm toffee and plump black fruit aromas. A luscious palate is brimming with mouth-filling jammy briary fruit flavours. Balanced and slick it's a fantastic affordable alternative to a vintage Port.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 16th, 2020

Taylor Fladgate holds one of the most extensive reserves of very old cask aged Port of any producer. They include a collection of rare Single Harvest Ports--Ports from a single year which age to full maturity in seasoned oak casks and display the year of harvest on the label. Each year, Taylor Fladgate makes a limited release of a Single Harvest Port made 50 years previously.
The fifth in the series is this 1968 Single Harvest.
Mahogany in colour it has smoked undertones are topped with dried fig, vanilla and molasses, toffee and toasted nuts. It has exquisite intensity and length and robust flavours of pipe tobacco,fine spice, maple syrup and marzipan.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - December 22nd, 2020

Taylor Fladgate holds one of the most extensive reserves of very old cask aged Port of any producer. They include a collection of rare Single Harvest Ports--Ports from a single year which age to full maturity in seasoned oak casks and display the year of harvest on the label. Each year, Taylor Fladgate makes a limited release of a Single Harvest Port made 50 years previously.
The sixth in the series is this 1969 Single Harvest.
More restrained than the 1968 it shows notes of dried apples, fig, dried cherry, Christmas cake with hazelnuts, molasses and peat. It also has more angularity than the '68 but notable brightness. Concentrated and elongated it boasts nutty espresso flavours across the finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - December 22nd, 2020