2000 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Porto RP--98 WS--95

Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Score: 95 Release Price: $84 Current Auction Price: $81 Country: Portugal Region: Portugal Issue: May 15, 2003 Designation: Collectibles Beautiful aromas of honeysuckle, violets, citrus and berries, plus hints of fresh herbs. Full-bodied and chewy, with refined tannins and a long finish. Lasts for minutes on the palate. An elegant, yet powerful and fruity style of young Taylor. Best after 2012. 14,000 cases made.--JS

Robert Parker: 98 Points
Wine Advocate #143 Oct 2002 Robert Parker 98 Drink: 2010 - 2040 $77-$120 (85) Among the most saturated blue/purple/black-colored examples of the vintage, Taylor's 2000 tastes like a young vintage of Chateau Latour on steroids. Aromas of graphite, blackberry liqueur, creme de cassis and smoke jump from the glass. Spectacularly concentrated and enormously endowed, with sweetness allied to ripe tannin, decent acidity, and layer upon layer of fruit and extract, this is the leading candidate for the port of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2040.