Wine tasting notes: the best ports for Christmas 2008 Graham's Late Bottled Vintage £10.50 (reduced from £13.50), Tesco It's a shame we only concentrate on port over the festive period. I'd encourage you to drink it all the year round although now is the time to stock up as bargains like this abound. Impressive now - dense, dark and full of black plum, blueberry and fresh spice - it will gain in subtlety over the next five years. Tawnies spend an extended time in barrels (here on average seven years) slowly oxidising, which changes both taste and colour (hence the name). This is a lovely young version still full of fresh fruit such as cherry and classic tawny flavours of coffee, fig and nuts. Serve at cellar temperature (13C). 2001 Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas £27, Majestic