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Only in the best years is this cru bottled separately, in very limited editions.<\/p>\n<p>The 2011 vintage is considered one of the greatest of the 21st century. The vines, some more than 100 years old, delivered a port with unprecedented concentration, structure and balance. This vintage shows the maximum potential of terroir and age, in a wine that will evolve for decades to come.<\/p>\n<h3>Tasting Notes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Opaque purple with deep violet edge - youthful and intense<\/li>\n<li>Deeply perfumed nose of blackcurrant, violet, mint and dark chocolate<\/li>\n<li>Rich, full-bodied structure with powerful but ripe tannins and lively freshness<\/li>\n<li>Long lingering finish - mineral, peppery, with a hint of licorice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The story behind the bottle<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sourced from old, low-yield vines on Vinha Velha - partly pre-phylloxera<\/li>\n<li>Is only bottled in exceptional years - 2011 was a \u2018benchmark vintage\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Limited production - numbered bottles, internationally sought after<\/li>\n<li>A monument of power, elegance and aging potential - for the true collector<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h2>Top cru from Vargellas in outstanding vintage year<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Vintage port from the oldest vines of Quinta de Vargellas - very limited bottled.<\/li>\n<li>Intensely aromatic with black fruit, cocoa and mint - classic Taylor elegance.<\/li>\n<li>Monumental structure with great finesse and extraordinary aging potential.<\/li>\n<li>Collector's release from the great 2011 vintage - numbered bottle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"featured_media":2313,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Taylor Fladgate VVV 2011 \u2013 Vintage Port uit oude stokken","_seopress_titles_desc":"Exclusieve vintage port uit Quinta de Vargellas, alleen gebotteld in topjaren. 2011 is krachtig, complex en iconisch \u2013 een must voor de verzamelaar.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"Taylor Fladgate VVV 2011,2011 Taylor Fladgate Vargellas Vinha Velha Vintage,Vargellas Vinha Velha 2011","iawp_total_views":57},"product_brand":[368],"product_cat":[22,71],"product_tag":[936,920,914],"land":[41],"jaar":[60],"class_list":["post-3682","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-taylors","product_cat-porto","product_cat-vintage","product_tag-douro-valley","product_tag-taylor-fladgate-port","product_tag-vintage-port","pa_druivensoort-tinta-barroca","pa_druivensoort-tinta-roriz-2","pa_druivensoort-tinto-cao","pa_druivensoort-touriga-franca","pa_druivensoort-touriga-nacional","pa_eenheid-750-ml","pa_houten-kist-houten-kist-3-flessen","pa_regio-douro","land-portugal","jaar-60","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3682"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3682"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3682"},{"taxonomy":"land","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/land?post=3682"},{"taxonomy":"jaar","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jaar?post=3682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}