Taylor (Fladgate) Late Bottled Vintage Red Port

”Taylor’s were pioneers of the LBV category developed to satisfy the demand for a high quality ready-to-drink alternative to vintage port for everyday consumption. Unlike vintage port which is bottled after only two years in wood and ages in bottle LBV is bottled after four to six years and is ready to drink when bottled. Taylor’s continues to lead the LBV category of port worldwide in spite of the fact that many other shippers now also produce an LBV. The wines used to blend Taylor’s LBV were drawn from a reserve of some of the best full bodied red ports produced at the 2011 harvest from grapes grown on Taylor’s own vineyards and on other top properties in the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior areas. Notes on Viticultural Year and Harvest 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 rainfall in April produced vigorous growth. At the beginning of May dry conditions set in and there