![]() ![]() There’s no right or wrong time to enjoy a glass of port. Port wine taint: the problem with geosmin Tesco Finest Late Bottled Vintage Port (2015), £11 for 75cl.Taylor's Late Bottled Vintage Port (2016), £15 for 75cl.Morrisons The Best Late Bottled Vintage Port (2016), £11 for 75cl.M&S Late Bottled Vintage Port (2015), £13 for 75cl.Co-op Late Bottled Vintage Port (2014), £11.50 for 75cl.Aldi Fletcher's Late Bottled Vintage Port (2016), £8.99 for 75cl.Log in or join now to see our expert’s favourites We tested six late bottled vintage ports, shown below in alphabetical order. They all tasted richer than the less expensive categories, with more complex flavours from longer maturation in barrels. The late bottled vintage ports were a step up, as they should be. Tesco Special Reserve Port, £8.25 for 75cl.Sainsbury's Special Reserve Port, TTD, £10 for 75cl.Morrisons Special Reserve Port, £8.50 for 75cl.Cockburn’s Special Reserve Port, £12 for 75cl.Aldi Fletcher Ruby Reserve Port, £4.99 for 20cl.Log in or join now to see our expert’s favourites. We tested six reserve ports, shown below in alphabetical order. They were more fun to drink, with several high-scoring supermarket ports – though there were some disappointments. Reserve ports proved worth their slightly higher prices in many cases. Waitrose No.1 Reserve Tawny Port from Symington, £13.99 for 75cl.Morrisons The Best 10-Year-Old Tawny Port, £12 for 75cl.Grahams 10 Year Tawny Port, £20 for 75cl.We tested eight tawny ports, shown below in alphabetical order. As you might expect, the aged 10-year-old tawnies cost more per bottle – but they often proved their worth. The tawny ports scored best as a category, even though many were inexpensive, at between £7 and £8. Aldi Fletcher's Fine Ruby Port, £6.49 for 75cl.Log in or join now to see our expert’s favourites. ![]() We tested 10 ruby ports, shown below in alphabetical order. Port being a blended wine, this probably came from constituents made in a year when there was rot in the vineyards. The best were bursting with ripe, peppery fruit, but four of the 10 tasted (including a big brand) had strong flavours of green, earthy rot. Ruby port was most variable in quality in our taste test. These are the ports that impressed our wine expert the most of the selection we sent for him to try. These are usually blends of fine ports from several years, averaging 10, 20, 30 or even 40 years. That typically comes from a longer period aging in wood, which can impart distinct flavours of dried fruit and nuts.Īged tawny ports have spent a significant period of time aging in wood. Tawny ports are paler brown or amber in colour, with a more mellow taste. Unlike most ports, they have the potential to develop in the bottle (more on that later). They’re aged in wood for just a couple of years.
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