Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 1985

Robert Parker: A very youthful deep garnet core with ruby rim. This has a much more precocious nose than the -83 with ripe blackberry, raspberry coulis, black olives and a certain minerality to it. Very fresh and well defined, the palate is full-bodied, certainly more structured and complex than the previous two declarations. Notes of black cherry, fig, raisin with a hint of savoury fruit towards the finish that has great length and refinement. Still in its youth, this has great potential and might be over-shadowed by the ensuing two vintages. 95/100 (2000)

Falstaff: Kräftiges Rubingranat, dunkler Kern, violette Reflexe. Eher weniger ausdrucksstarkes Bukett, ein Hauch von reifen Pflaumen, Orangenzesten, dezente Mineralik. Am Gaumen recht barock, üppiger, aber auch weniger klar strukturierter Stil, wirkt sehr süß gemessen am Stil des Hauses, bereits gut antrinkbar, man würde sich etwas mehr Frische wünschen. 91/100 (2016)