TAYLOR FLADGATE White Chip Dry Port NV Bottle

Description

Taylor Fladgate’s Chip Dry White Port is a pioneering dry aperitif that has delighted wine enthusiasts since 1934, earning 89 points from Decanter. This port, primarily crafted from Malvasia Fina grapes, presents a pale straw colour and a delicate nose interwoven with fresh fruit fragrances and subtle oak hints. The palate is lively and refreshing, showcasing good flavour with a crisp, dry finish. Tina Gellie emphasizes its floral and ripe yellow fruit characteristics, ideal for enjoying as an alternative to traditional gin and tonic when served over ice with tonic and a sprig of mint. This versatile aperitif pairs wonderfully with salted almonds or olives, making it a perfect choice for casual sipping or entertaining occasions.

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Taylor Fladgate was the first to pioneer dry white aperitif port. Chip Dry White Port was first blended in 1934, since when it has acquired a devoted following throughout the world. Chip Dry is made from selected dry white ports produced from grapes grown in the Douro Superior (the eastern area of the Douro Valley). Although several white grape varieties are used, the Malvasia Fina grape predominates.

Chip Dry is produced using the traditional port wine vinification method, brandy being added to the must to halt fermentation and to preserve some of the grape’s natural sugar in the finished wine. In the case of Chip Dry, the brandy is added later, when much of the sugar has been converted into alcohol, producing a port of unusual dryness.

The individual wines are matured separately in oak vats for between four and five years and are then blended together shortly before bottling to give balance and character.

DECANTER 89 points
Tasted by: Tina Gellie
Part of Best wine buys at Waitrose this summer
The original dry white aperitif Port when first blended in 1934. Mainly from Malvasia Fina grapes, it shows floral and ripe yellow fruit flavours that, while nice on their own, come to life as an alternative to G&T, with tonic, ice and a slice, and a sprig of mint.