Six-Pack · Vintage Port · Virtual Pop-Up Shop 2026
The Port Authority
Three houses, five decades, zero apologies — the definitive argument for Vintage Port in six bottles
Vintage Port is one of the world’s great misunderstood pleasures. People assume it’s for Christmas, for old men, for after-dinner obligation. This pack is here to correct that assumption — firmly and deliciously.
Six bottles spanning a quarter century of Douro greatness. A millennium Fonseca drinking magnificently now. A Taylor Fladgate 2009 at its absolute peak. Fonseca and Taylor facing off in the legendary 2011 vintage — same year, two very different and equally compelling visions. And two 2017s from Quinta do Noval and Taylor Fladgate, both built for the cellar and already showing their extraordinary potential. This is not a sampler. This is a curriculum.
The Bottles
Fonseca Vintage Porto 2000
Douro · Vintage Port · 2000 · Fonseca · Open now
Twenty-five years in bottle. The anchor of the pack and the benchmark for everything that follows.
A quarter century of evolution has transformed the 2000’s youthful power into something altogether more nuanced and beguiling — dried fruits, walnut, beeswax, dark chocolate and a sweetness that has mellowed from intensity to grace. This is the bottle that shows you where great Vintage Port goes with time. Decant at least two hours before serving, and pour slowly.
Taylor Fladgate Vintage Porto 2009
Douro · Vintage Port · 2009 · Taylor Fladgate · Peak drinking now
Taylor in its prime. Don’t wait much longer.
Taylor Fladgate’s 2009 is in its mid-life sweet spot — luscious dark berry, fig, mocha and a structural elegance that is the house signature. Seventeen years of bottle age and the fruit is still singing. This is the bottle in the pack you open without guilt, pour generously, and finish entirely before the evening is over.
The 2011 Head-to-Head — Same vintage. Two houses. You decide.
Fonseca Vintage Porto 2011
Douro · Vintage Port · 2011 · Fonseca · 2011 Head-to-Head
Fonseca’s corner. Rich, opulent, deeply southern Douro.
The 2011 vintage was universally declared, and Fonseca’s version is a wine of tremendous richness and depth — dark plum, black cherry preserve, bitter chocolate and a density that is pure Fonseca. Lush and generous where Taylor is precise and structured. Fifteen years in bottle and still building. Open it alongside bottle four and let the argument begin.
Taylor Fladgate Vintage Porto 2011
Douro · Vintage Port · 2011 · Taylor Fladgate · 2011 Head-to-Head
Taylor’s corner. Precise, elegant, built for the long game.
Where Fonseca gives you richness and warmth, Taylor gives you precision and structure — a tighter, more linear wine with dark fruit restrained by a backbone of firm, fine tannin and a signature Taylor elegance. The 2011 vintage is broadly considered the finest of the decade, and Taylor’s version will be the last of the two to peak. Open both. Pour them in separate glasses. Let your guests pick sides. Remind them there are no wrong answers, only empty glasses.
Quinta do Noval 2017 Vintage Port
Douro · Vintage Port · 2017 · Quinta do Noval · Cellar 5–15 years
Historic estate. Exceptional vintage. Patience required.
Quinta do Noval has been farming its extraordinary schist terraces above Pinhão since the 18th century. The 2017 is dense, inky and concentrated with blackberry, dark plum and a tannic scaffolding that is very much still under construction. Give it time. The architecture is exceptional.
Taylor Fladgate Classic Vintage Porto 2017
Douro · Vintage Port · 2017 · Taylor Fladgate · Cellar 5–15 years
The final bottle. The one you hide for longest.
Taylor’s 2017 is the counterpoint to Noval — typically precise and structured, with the refinement and linear elegance that is the Taylor house style. Together these two 2017s represent the future of your cellar. Tuck them both away, resist the temptation for at least five years, and open them on an occasion that deserves them. By then, the 2000 will be a memory, the 2009 a triumph, and the 2011s will have taught you everything you need to know about how Port ages. This is the education. These are the six lessons.
What’s included
Fonseca Vintage Porto 2000
Taylor Fladgate Vintage Porto 2009
Fonseca Vintage Porto 2011
Taylor Fladgate Vintage Porto 2011
Quinta do Noval 2017 Vintage Port
Taylor Fladgate Classic Vintage Porto 2017
Pick-up available Fri–Sun · Decant the 2000 generously · Cellar the 2017s
Three houses. Five decades. Six lessons in why Port deserves far more attention than it gets.