Vintage Port 1887
| Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | Good to Very good | 3 | 20 | 33 |
| House | Believed Taylor W N Starling | Vintage | 1887 |
| Colour | Beautiful, bright yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Wonderful bouquet of crème caramel, toffee, fudge, cream candy, lilac and bitter almond. | Score range | 18.25 - 18.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still completely knit together. Mature and of course for us peaking and perfect. Balanced and complex port with a long and very attractive finish. Unbelievable! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 20th December 2015 | Point this date | 18.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family. Sold by Christie as believed Taylor. Starling was the ship who brought the port to England. All those ships have names after birds. This is believed to be bottled by Hunter’s of Bury St. Edmunds and re-corked by Hunter & Oliver around 1934. This is Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Vintage. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Harvey | Vintage | 1887 |
| Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Old bouquet of pharmacy, ether and old hospital. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still quite knit. Mature but of course old in flavour and alcoholic. Nice finish and still alive. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 23rd December 2010 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | W N Starling Believed Taylor | Vintage | 1887 |
| Colour | Beautiful, bright yellow mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Wonderful bouquet of crème caramel, toffee, fudge, cream candy, lilac and bitter almond. | Score range | 18.25 - 18.25 |
| Taste | Medium body. Still completely knit together. Mature and of course for us peaking and perfect. Balanced and complex port with a long and very attractive finish. Unbelievable! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 20th December 2015 | Point this date | 18.25 |
| Comment | At home with the family. Sold by Christie as believed Taylor. Starling was the ship who brought the port to England. All those ships have names after birds. This is believed to be bottled by Hunter’s of Bury St. Edmunds and re-corked by Hunter & Oliver around 1934. This is Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Vintage. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |