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Tue, Jun 11, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Jun 18, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 1994
  • 750ml
  • Portugal
  • Port Blend Red
  • Red Fortified
  • GG1710
  • GG1712
Lot 789

1994 Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port - 3 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$540 - CAD$780

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CAD$500 CAD$50
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CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 3 bottle(s) of 1994 Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $540 - $780 with a reserve of $360. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11434.

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When this Niagara based consignor was training to be a chef, 40 years ago, his mentor invited him to a tasting where he tried a 1953 Remoissenet Clos de Reas. Enthralled by the complexity of the aromas and flavours he slowly started to build his own collection. Although he has wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy and California, he has a passion for Rieslings from the Mosel region and Sauternes. Most of his collection was purchased through LCBO/Vintages and the SAQ, with a small portion coming from Century Liquor in New York. The sauternes were stored in a Vintage Keeper at 58 degrees and the rest were stored in a stone wall lined cellar, temperature and humidity controlled
The score for 1994 Taylor's Fladgate Vintage Port is 97 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - 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.