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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; light label condition issue

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

1977 Taylor-Fladgate

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

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

1992 Taylor-Fladgate

Light label condition issue

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

2011 Taylor-Fladgate

Light label condition issue

JR  19.5   
WS  97   
WA  96-98   
VN  96+    
JS  96   
CT  94.5   

2018 Taylor-Fladgate

WE  98   
VN  97   
WS  96   
JS  96   
WA  95   
CT  95.1   
JR  17.5+    

1963 Taylor-Fladgate Army & Navy Stores Limited Bottling

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

1963 Taylor-Fladgate Averys Bristol Bottling

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; base neck fill; light label condition issue

N.V. Taylor-Fladgate Kingsman Edition Very Old Tawny

2012 Taylor-Fladgate LBV

WS  91   

2013 Taylor-Fladgate LBV

JS  93   
WS  91   
WA  90   
JR  15   

2014 Taylor-Fladgate LBV

WE  90   

2005 Taylor-Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas

Light label condition issue

2008 Taylor-Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas

Light label condition issue

JR  17   

2017 Taylor-Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas Vinha Velha

WA  100   
WS  98   

1977 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  93   
JR  16   
MB  ****   
7 available
Bid *

1977 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  93   
JR  16   
MB  ****   
3 available
Bid *

1977 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; heavy label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  93   
JR  16   
MB  ****   

1977 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  93   
JR  16   
MB  ****   

1977 Fonseca

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  100   
RP  93   
JR  16   
MB  ****   

1992 Fonseca

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  97   
WS  94   
CT  93.6   
MB  ****   
WS  #4 of 1995   
2 available
Bid *

2000 Fonseca

WA  96   
ST  95   
WS  94   
CT  93.2   
JR  17   

2009 Fonseca

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

WA  94   

2016 Fonseca

JS  98   
WA  97   
WS  97   
WE  97   
VN  96   
CT  92.8   
JR  17.5+    
12 available
Bid *

2016 Fonseca

JS  98   
WA  97   
WS  97   
WE  97   
VN  96   
CT  92.8   
JR  17.5+    
6 available
Bid *

2016 Fonseca

JS  98   
WA  97   
WS  97   
WE  97   
VN  96   
CT  92.8   
JR  17.5+