Taylor's First Estate Reserve Port

Young reserve ruby port should be bursting with fruit, eucalyptus, sweetness and alcohol.

 

This Taylor's First Estate, a blend of reserve ports, has all that youthful exuberance, but also a hint of something more complex and aged; some leather and cigarbox on the nose, a savouriness on the palate and a mellowness about it.

 

Ripe dark berry fruits, cassis, eucalyptus, cooked mixed fruit and warming spice - sweetness, freshness and savoury persistence.

 

Like Christmas cake laced with cough mixture - in a good way. An excellent entry-level port.

 

Good.

 

A dessert in its own right, match with chocolate and cherry torte - or dark chocolate.

£12, widely available; provided for review.

 

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