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Portugal

Portugal is best known for its two legendary fortified wines, Port and Madeira, but it also produces significant amounts of red and white table wine. In most years it ranks around the 10th or 11th largest wine producer in the world. In 2013, for instance, Portugal was the 11th largest producer just after Germany. Wine has always been produced in Portugal and in fact the country was the first to organize an appellation system, which it did in 1756, nearly 200 years before the French set up their appellations. The highest quality wines are labeled D.O.C. for Denominaçào de Origem Controlada. Many of the most innovative winemakers today, however, are avoiding the appellation system, which they deem too stifling for modern winemaking practices. The Douro Valley is the nation’s most important wine producing region, and it is the capital of Port production. The Portuguese island of Madeira, located 400 miles west of Morocco, is the nation’s other famous wine region, having produced Madeira for export for more than 400 years. Many red and white wine grapes grow in Portugal, though the best known is Touriga Nacional, the red grape used for Port and, increasingly, high quality table wines. Touriga Nacional produces dark, tannic, fruity wines.

1970 Taylor-Fladgate

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue; exposed cork

WS  98   
RP  96   
CT  94.5   
JR  18   
MB  ****   

1970 Taylor-Fladgate

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  98   
RP  96   
CT  94.5   
JR  18   
MB  ****   

1970 Taylor-Fladgate

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  98   
RP  96   
CT  94.5   
JR  18   
MB  ****   

1977 Taylor-Fladgate

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  98   
RP  96   
JR  18.5+    
MB  ****   

1983 Taylor-Fladgate

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

RP  94   
JR  17   
MB  **/*   

1992 Taylor-Fladgate

RP  100   
WS  95   
CT  95.3   
MB  **/*   
WS  #18 of 1995   

1992 Taylor-Fladgate

Label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  95   
CT  95.3   
MB  **/*   
WS  #18 of 1995   

1994 Taylor-Fladgate

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  97   
DE  ****   
WS  #1 of 1997   

1994 Taylor-Fladgate

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  97   
DE  ****   
WS  #1 of 1997   

2000 Taylor-Fladgate

Light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  98+    
WS  95   
ST  95+    
CT  93.7   
JR  17.5   

2000 Taylor-Fladgate

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

RP  98+    
WS  95   
ST  95+    
CT  93.7   
JR  17.5   

2007 Taylor-Fladgate

375ml

WA  95   
ST  94+    

2007 Taylor-Fladgate

375ml

Light label condition issue

WA  95   
ST  94+    

2016 Taylor-Fladgate

WS  98   
VN  97   
WA  94-96   
JR  18   
WS  #23 of 2018   

N.V. Taylor-Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Port

WE  93   
WS  92   
WS  #76 of 2023   

1995 Taylor-Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas

375ml

Label condition issue

ST  94   
WS  92   

1970 Graham's

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  93   
JR  18.5   

1983 Graham's

375ml

Light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  92   
JR  18   
MB  ****   

1994 Graham's

Signs of past seepage; label condition issue

RP  96   
WS  95   
CT  93.8   
JR  18.5   

1994 Graham's

Light label condition issue

RP  96   
WS  95   
CT  93.8   
JR  18.5   

1997 Graham's

Label condition issue

RP  93   
JR  18.5   
WS  90   
ST  90   

2000 Graham's

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  98   
RP  94   
ST  94   
CT  93.2   
JR  17.5   
WS  #9 of 2003   

N.V. Graham's 20 Year Tawny

Light label condition issue

WS  93   
WS  #87 of 2013   

1955 Graham's Berry Bros. and Rudd Bottling

Heavy capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; label condition issue

1995 Graham's Malvedos

Label condition issue

ST  90