1969 - A wine with the depth of six decades
Refinement that only time can bestow
The Taylor Fladgate Very Old Single Harvest Port 1969 is a timeless masterpiece, born from a single vintage and shaped by more than half a century of aging. In an increasingly fast-moving world, this port offers a rare moment of stillness.
Locked in oak barrels since 1969, this wine developed a character that few ever achieve. Every drop tells a story of slow evolution - from deep concentration to ethereal elegance. This is not a wine for haste, but for those who understand that great things take time.
Tasting Notes
- Intense amber color with olive and copper tones - the sign of decades of barrel aging
- Enticing aromas of walnut, orange jam, leather, vanilla and old books
- Complex, silky and finely layered - freshness that beautifully balances sweetness
- Finish that lingers endlessly, like a warm memory of something precious
The story behind the bottle
- Derived from the 1969 vintage - a Single Harvest Port (also called Garrafeira)
- Aged for more than 50 years in traditional oak pipes in the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia
- Selected with care from Taylor Fladgate's oldest barrels - bottled only on a limited basis
- Packaged in an elegant wooden gift box, with official certificate of origin



