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Winter rainfall was slightly above average, followed by a very dry Spring and further rain in June. From July through to October in 1970 almost no...

Classic Vintage1970

Winter rainfall was slightly above average, followed by a very dry Spring and further rain in June. From July through to October in 1970 almost no rain fell and the harvest which started on 21st September was made under ideal conditions.

It was also the year in which Alistair Robertson, the current Chairman of Taylor’s Port, launched the 1965 Late Bottled Vintage Reserve, creating the LBV Port style as we know it today.

ACCOLADES

It has such weight on the finish that it will cruise past another 20-25 years in bottle.

Neal Martin

ALL YEARSClassic Vintage

1900-60

1900
Abundant Vintage in quality and quantity. Delicate and harmonious Port wines. Almost all the companies declared it. A late harvest starting...

1963

A landmark vintage and reference for many who have been lucky enough to drink the Taylor’s 1963 Vintage Port. It is surprisingly more...

1966

The winter of 1965/6 was very wet and generally rather warm. The Summer was very hot and dry, the month of May being one of the hottest on record....

1970

Winter rainfall was slightly above average, followed by a very dry Spring and further rain in June. From July through to October in 1970 almost no...

1975

A wet winter in 1975 was followed by a long dry Summer with almost no rain with the exception of a heavy thunderstorm in May. The harvest started...

1977

The winter of 1976/7 was one of the wettest on record, with over 60 centimetres of rain falling between October and March, and after three years of...

1980

One of the driest Winters on record. A poor flowering under wet and cold conditions, but the Summer of 1980 was hot and dry. When the harvest...

1983

The winter of 1982/3 was marked by extreme cold weather in February, when snow fell in Pinhão for the first time in twenty years. Poor...

1985

The Vintage of 1985 was preceded by an exceptionally cold, wet Winter. Bud burst took place early in April and flowering around the end of May. The...

1992

The winter of 1991/92 was unseasonably dry. This continued into the Spring with light rain only in April and May. A long hot summer was broken by a...

1994

The Winter of 1993-1994 was extremely wet throughout the region. As a result, most vineyards experienced a very low yield, with production down as...

1997

After the snowfalls on the 7th January, the Winter and the Spring of the year 1997 were warm and dry. The higher than normal temperatures brought...

2000

A wet 1999 harvest was followed by a cold and dry Winter with almost no rain. April and May were very wet, June and July very dry and the first...

2003

The Winter preceeding the 2003 harvest was very wet. Flowering took place in bright warm weather at the end of May in some of the best conditions...

2007

The 2007 growing season was preceded by a wet winter that replenished water reserves after four hot, dry years.

The humid conditions...

2009

A vintage Port wine which manages to combine the massive structure and powerful fruitiness of the 2009 harvest with elegance, poise and...

2011

The winter preceding the 2011 harvest was wetter and colder than the 30-year average. Budburst occurred as usual mid March and warm weather and...

2016

Bottle of Taylor's 2016 Vintage Port

2017

Bottle of Taylor's 2017 Vintage Port

2018

The 2018 vineyard cycle was unusual and had a marked effect on the character of the wine. The previous year had been very dry and hot and by...

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