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Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 1994 (375ml)

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If you want to drink 1994 Taylor's now instead of waiting on it, the 375ml bottle is the one to open: the wine is still very closed in large formats but much more open in the smaller size. The year got off to a bad start. An extremely wet winter cut yields right across the Douro, in some places by as much as 75%, and then a dry, warm growing season with only a few short spells of rain brought the small crop in. Taylor's made the wine the traditional way, in lagares with all the stalks left in, and blended it from two of its own estates, Quinta de Vargellas and Quinta de Terra Feita. Those two quintas, on the Douro's bare schist soils, supply only about 14% of what the firm needs each harvest, and almost all of it goes into declared vintages, single-quinta Ports and aged tawnies. The wine is at the start of a long, high plateau of maturity, so there's no rush to drink it. There's also no reason to keep waiting, and this size is just right for two people after dinner. Stand it upright for a few hours, decant it off the sediment, serve at 16–18°C and finish it within a day or two.

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  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
  • Temperature-Monitored Shipping: We closely monitor weather conditions and make informed decisions to ensure shipments travel safely, with insulated packaging and refrigerated transport available when required.
  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Tinta Roriz , Touriga Franca , Touriga Nacional

  • Vintage

    1994

  • Size

    375ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Rich

  • Sweetness

    Sweet

  • Body

    Full Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Stilton or another blue cheese with a handful of walnuts; dried figs or apricots; a dark chocolate fondant, which picks up the Port's deep fruit and cocoa notes.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic Taylor's Vintage Port profile: dense blackberry, cassis and plum fruit with violet, cocoa and spice, sweet and full-bodied. Made in lagares with the stalks left in, the style typically has a firm, grippy tannic backbone. With bottle age that structure softens towards dried fig, leather and nutty notes, ending in a long, warming finish.

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