From The Cellars In Oporto... 1994 Taylor's - 100pt Perfection

We are thrilled to be able to offer the legendary 100pt rated 1994 Taylors Vintage Port in ultra rare Magnum format.

1994 is the perfect Port drinker's vintage; mature yet still full of life… you can happily drink them now or a decade down the line. Our stock comes direct from Oporto where the Magnums have been stored in perfect conditions since 1994. The provenance is therefore impeccable and the Magnums are in immaculate condition.

In addition to Magnums, we also have a few cases of regular 750ml bottles, again with Ex Domaine provenance. This really is a magical wine... and one can only imagine what a delight it would be to pop the cork and delight in a full glass on a Christmas morning, or at any memorable occasion. The anticipation...

Our stock comes direct from Oporto where the bottles have been stored in perfect conditions since 1994. The provenance is therefore impeccable and the bottles are in immaculate condition.

For many, Taylor’s is the archetypal Port house and its wines the quintessential Ports. Established over three centuries ago in 1692, Taylor’s is one of the oldest of the founding Port houses. It is dedicated entirely to the production of Port wine and in particular to its finest styles.

Taylor’s is regarded as the benchmark for Vintage Port. Noted for their elegance and poise as well as for their restrained power and longevity, Taylor’s Vintage Ports are blended from the finest wines of the firm’s own quintas or estates, Vargellas, Terra Feita and Junco. These three iconic properties, each occupying a distinct geographic location and with their own unique character, are the cornerstone of the company’s success and the main source of its unique and inimitable house style.

Taylor’s is an independent company in which some family members play a leading role in all areas of the firm’s activity. The firm’s long and unbroken family tradition has provided continuity and clarity of purpose, essential attributes of any great wine house.

The 1994 really is a magical wine... go on, treat yourself.

Deep crimson just beginning to display some maturity on the rim. The explosive fruitiness of early youth is now more restrained as the wine begins to settle into maturity but the nose is still driven by impressive focused blackberry and blackcurrant aromas set off by the classic Taylor scent of violets. Full bodied and well structured palate delivering rich blackberry and cassis flavours with spicy, figgy, liquorice flavours evolving on the long and sumptuous finish.

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"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 sweet and sublime Vintage Port, showing forest fruits and freshly picked blackberries on the palate in the form of a creamy, focused and tannic texture."

100pt, James Suckling


"In a word, superb. It's full-bodied, moderately sweet and incredibly tannic, but there's amazing finesse and refinement to the texture, not to mention fabulous, concentrated aromas of raspberries, violets and other flowers. Perhaps the greatest Taylor ever, it's better than either the '92 or the '70, though it's very like the '70 in structure."

100pt, Wine Spectator