Taylor Fladgate, Vintage Port 1994 (375ml) California with sandalwood

with sandalwood

Vajra 2020 Barolo Albe is buttoned up with fresh primary fruit

and a lightness and purity on the palate that’s hard to come by

slightly smokey finish

Taylor Fladgate, Vintage Port 1994 (375ml) California with sandalwoodeleven bottom neck, one very top shoulder, five lightly bin soiled labels, bottled in 1996 100 James Suckling This is, to date, the greatest Vintage Port ever from here. It overwhelmed me years ago when I tasted it from barrel, but only now is it crossing gradually into its drinking window. The intensity is still mind boggling here, with sweet and sour notes as well as mounds of clay. There are violets lurking somewhere too. A full bodied, medium