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| The rarest and most important port release of the last few decades. |
A rare pre-phylloxera Tawny Port, dating back to the 1850s, will go on sale in the UK this December under the name
SCION
An extremely rare, cask-aged Tawny Port dating back to the mid 19th Century has been uncovered by Head
Winemaker, David Guimaraens, in the village of Prezegueda in the Corgo Valley.
Owned by a distinguished Douro family and passed down as a private family reserve through several generations,
it only came to light after the recent death of the sole direct descendent. Her heirs decided to sell the remaining two
pipes to Taylor’s earlier this year, a third was said to have been acquired by Winston Churchill.
Due to the extraordinary quality, rarity and historical interest in this particular Tawny Port, Managing Director of
Taylor’s, Adrian Bridge, decided to bottle and sell it as a collector’s item under the name Scion (meaning the
descendent or heir of a noble family or the shoot of a plant, especially one used for grafting).
“This exceptional wine, which dates back to the time of the Crimean war, may be one of the only wines in the world
to survive in faultless condition since Phylloxera ravaged the vineyards in the 1860s,” stated Bridge. “We believe
that this rare offer will be the last significant quantity of cask-aged Ports to be offered to collectors and Port
enthusiasts from this era.”
Scion will be sold in a beautiful bespoke, hand-blown, crystal decanter which will be set into a sturdy wooden box
with brass fittings reminiscent of a 19th century instrument case. In the lid will be a book telling the story of this rare
Tawny with original drawings by illustrator and typographer, Sarah Coleman. Rare guarantee seals have been
acquired from the Douro Wines Institute (IVDP) to complete the presentation. It will be sold in specialist wine
outlets for around £2,500 a bottle this December.
“Scion may be one of the last great representatives of a lost viticultural era”, explained Bridge. “The Douro
vineyards in pre-Phylloxera days were ungrafted and a different mix of varieties planted from those used today.
This Port represents a rare piece of history and is an exciting and very unique offer for consumers.”
SCION
An extremely rare, cask-aged Tawny Port dating back to the mid 19th Century has been uncovered by Head
Winemaker, David Guimaraens, in the village of Prezegueda in the Corgo Valley.
Owned by a distinguished Douro family and passed down as a private family reserve through several generations,
it only came to light after the recent death of the sole direct descendent. Her heirs decided to sell the remaining two
pipes to Taylor’s earlier this year, a third was said to have been acquired by Winston Churchill.
Due to the extraordinary quality, rarity and historical interest in this particular Tawny Port, Managing Director of
Taylor’s, Adrian Bridge, decided to bottle and sell it as a collector’s item under the name Scion (meaning the
descendent or heir of a noble family or the shoot of a plant, especially one used for grafting).
“This exceptional wine, which dates back to the time of the Crimean war, may be one of the only wines in the world
to survive in faultless condition since Phylloxera ravaged the vineyards in the 1860s,” stated Bridge. “We believe
that this rare offer will be the last significant quantity of cask-aged Ports to be offered to collectors and Port
enthusiasts from this era.”
Scion will be sold in a beautiful bespoke, hand-blown, crystal decanter which will be set into a sturdy wooden box
with brass fittings reminiscent of a 19th century instrument case. In the lid will be a book telling the story of this rare
Tawny with original drawings by illustrator and typographer, Sarah Coleman. Rare guarantee seals have been
acquired from the Douro Wines Institute (IVDP) to complete the presentation. It will be sold in specialist wine
outlets for around £2,500 a bottle this December.
“Scion may be one of the last great representatives of a lost viticultural era”, explained Bridge. “The Douro
vineyards in pre-Phylloxera days were ungrafted and a different mix of varieties planted from those used today.
This Port represents a rare piece of history and is an exciting and very unique offer for consumers.”
We have a minute allocation - less than 10 bottles - of the MOST remarkable port release of the last few
decades. Taylor's, widely regarded as the greatest of all port houses, has just released a one-off bottling of two
casks of port dating from 1855 - more than a century and a half old.
Here is the press release from Taylor's:
decades. Taylor's, widely regarded as the greatest of all port houses, has just released a one-off bottling of two
casks of port dating from 1855 - more than a century and a half old.
Here is the press release from Taylor's:
Click on the button to order one 75cl decanter of the Taylor's Scion Port in wooden
presentation case at GBP £2500/bottle.
The price of £2500 INCLUDES worldwide PRIORITY shipping, there are NO
additional shipping costs. We guarantee safe arrival of all bottles, and will replace or
refund any parcel lost in transit.
All orders will ship in the first half of November 2010.
presentation case at GBP £2500/bottle.
The price of £2500 INCLUDES worldwide PRIORITY shipping, there are NO
additional shipping costs. We guarantee safe arrival of all bottles, and will replace or
refund any parcel lost in transit.
All orders will ship in the first half of November 2010.
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