22 half-bottles per lot
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MATURE VINTAGE PORT FROM PRIVATE CELLARS
Lying in Gloucestershire at Christie's (Octavian)
Taylor--Vintage 1963
Lot 1 Oporto-bottled. Embossed wax capsules, some damaged. Three showing signs of seepage. Bin-soiled and slightly damaged labels, four missing. Levels: four base of neck, three top, one upper, one mid/upper and two mid/low-shoulder. Lot 2 bottled by Corney & Barrow. Embossed metal capsules. Signs of seepage. No labels. Levels: one base of neck, thirteen top, five upper, two mid and one mid/low-shoulder
Tasting note: Most recently, I noted a red-brown tawny; bouquet opening up beautifully; good flavour. And of course it had the customary Taylor backbone. Five stars. March 1998. M.B.
22 half-bottles per lot
Lying in Gloucestershire at Christie's (Octavian)
Taylor--Vintage 1963
Lot 1 Oporto-bottled. Embossed wax capsules, some damaged. Three showing signs of seepage. Bin-soiled and slightly damaged labels, four missing. Levels: four base of neck, three top, one upper, one mid/upper and two mid/low-shoulder. Lot 2 bottled by Corney & Barrow. Embossed metal capsules. Signs of seepage. No labels. Levels: one base of neck, thirteen top, five upper, two mid and one mid/low-shoulder
Tasting note: Most recently, I noted a red-brown tawny; bouquet opening up beautifully; good flavour. And of course it had the customary Taylor backbone. Five stars. March 1998. M.B.
22 half-bottles per lot
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