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  • 1994
  • Red Fortified
  • Port Blend Red
  • Port
  • Port
  • Portugal
  • 750ml
  • 100 points, Mixed Lots
Lot 866

1994 Fonseca and Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port - 6 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$1,000 - CAD$1,400
Starting Bid
CAD$700
$514.71

Bid Increments

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CAD$0 CAD$20
CAD$500 CAD$50
CAD$1,000 CAD$100
CAD$2,000 CAD$200
CAD$3,000 CAD$250
CAD$5,000 CAD$500
CAD$10,000 CAD$1,000
CAD$20,000 CAD$2,000
CAD$50,000 CAD$5,000
CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 6 bottle(s) of 1994 Fonseca and Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1000 - $1400 with a reserve of $700. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11770. In this lot you will find 3 bottles of 1994 Fonseca Vintage Port (750ml), 3 bottles of 1994 Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port (750ml).

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The consignor has been building his cellar since 1979, a journey sparked by extensive travel throughout the old-world wine regions. His acquisition strategy was informed by a network of industry insiders and connoisseurs, including the former Canadian manager of the American Express Connoisseurs Group, as well as the proprietor of International Wine in Vancouver. Notable highlights of the collection include two bottles of 1986 Château Lafite Rothschild, sourced directly from the estate of Baron Guy de Rothschild’s sister, a friend of the collector’s daughter.
1994 Fonseca Vintage Port from this lot has the following scores - Wine Spectator 100 points. This is the tasting note for 1994 Fonseca Vintage Port from Robert Parker - with a score of 97 points. One of the most spectacular 1994s, this opaque purple-colored wine is an exotic, flamboyant, ostentatious port. Extremely fragrant and pungent, with a flashy display of jammy cassis, pepper, licorice, and truffles, this port is an attention-grabber. Awesomely rich, and full-bodied, with superb length, richness, and overall balance, it possesses a huge mid-palate, layers of flavor, an unctuous texture, and a blockbuster finish. Everything is in place, with the brandy and tannin well-integrated, even concealed by the masses of fruit and glycerin. This wine will drink fabulously well at age ten, but keep for up to thirty years. 1994 Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port from this lot has the following scores - Wine Spectator 100 points. This is the tasting note for 1994 Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port from Robert Parker - with a score of 97 points. When tasting young vintage ports, Taylor is always the most backward. Yet potentially, it has the capability to be the most majestic. This classically made, opaque purple-colored wine is crammed with black fruits (blueberries and cassis). It reveals high tannin and a reserved style, but it is enormously constituted with massive body, a formidable mid-palate, and exceptional length. It is a young, rich, powerful Taylor that will require 10-15 years of aging. Compared to the more flashy, forward style of the 1992, the 1994 has more in common with such vintages as 1977 and 1970. Anticipated maturity - 2008-2045.