2001 Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas

So fresh and peppery! Gosh this is good – more claret than the lusher Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos, very much in tune with these wine farms' characters. Compare and contrast with any 2001 red bordeaux. At this price you would be swimming in the shallows whereas these two wines are top of the port tree. (JR)

95g/l RS, 4.2g/l TA. Black cherries, powerful chewy tannins and plenty of baking spices in the background. (RH)

Much less expressive on the nose than the Quinta da Corte so the alcohol is more noticeable at the moment. Sweeter, denser and more concentrated on the palate. Intense richness but the tannins give it a lovely dry savoury finish. Very good though still young. (JH)