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Fonseca Vintage Port(1977)
- Winery:
- Fonseca
- Varietal:
- Region:
- Portugal > Douro
- Type:
- Dessert/Fortified
- Color:
- Red
- User Tags:
- spices, fruit, berry, port, doc (portugal), dessert wines, bramble fruits, raspberry, digestif, color descriptors
Starting at
$180.00 USD
$180.00 USD
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Fonseca vintage ports are renowned for their great fruit richness and voluptuousness, and, while powerful and mouthfilling, for their breed and balance. In the context of each vintage, they combine the tannic dimension and ""grip"" which give great port its longevity with the structure and complexity that are Fonsecas hallmark. Among the Douros first growths, Fonseca Vintage Port is clearly the ""Pétrus"" of Port.
In exceptional years Fonseca will make the decision to ‘declare’ a classic vintage port. Only the finest wines, read more...selected for their great intensity, depth and aging potential, are bottled under these vintage labels. On average this happens three times a decade. Renowned for their voluptuous rich fruit, mouthfilling density, tannic structure and ‘grip’, they are wines of breed, balance and great complexity.
A grand slam. Deep ruby with a slightly red edge; intense black cherry and raspberry nose; full-bodied; masses of fruit; full tannins; an extremely long finish. This can age indefinitely. (hide)
In exceptional years Fonseca will make the decision to ‘declare’ a classic vintage port. Only the finest wines, read more...selected for their great intensity, depth and aging potential, are bottled under these vintage labels. On average this happens three times a decade. Renowned for their voluptuous rich fruit, mouthfilling density, tannic structure and ‘grip’, they are wines of breed, balance and great complexity.
A grand slam. Deep ruby with a slightly red edge; intense black cherry and raspberry nose; full-bodied; masses of fruit; full tannins; an extremely long finish. This can age indefinitely. (hide)
- December 2007
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I had been saving this bottle for a couple of years, and unexpectedly opened it during a crazy afternoon of great conversation and excellent company. Just perfect combination for an excellent wine, this port indeed has layer upon layer of flavor. At first tasting, there is almost so much flavor and fruit that my palate is overwhelmed and I have to let the wine sit around for a minute for my senses to acclimate. At the second taste, it is of sweet, complex wine, with many intermingling flavors, and there is no way to describe how "deep" this flavor goes. It's remarkable.
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35 0 - Cellar Maven
- San Francisco, CA
- October 2007
- Its a shame that I only had the opportunity to taste this legendary vintage too early - in the early 1980's. Even then it was clearly a stellar port: rich, fruity, powerful - a vintage to lay down for decades...even the next generation.
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June 2007
- Fonseca vintage ports are renowned for their great fruit richness and voluptuousness, and, while powerful and mouthfilling, for their breed and balance. In the context of each vintage, they combine the tannic dimension and grip which give great port its longevity with the structure and complexity that are Fonsecas hallmark.
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- Roy Hersh
- For The Love of Port
- 94/100
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August 2007
- This was the grand finale on the fabulous first evening at The Woodlands at Nemacolin Resort in PA. We did not do it justice as this needs LOTS of decanting time and this was my fault, as it did not get decanted ahead and I should have mentioned that prior to our departure from Pittsburgh. Anyway, it did get nearly five hours of decanting ... but that is not enough for a youngster of this caliber, which easily handles 7-9 hours of time in decanter. It is so big and youthful, with potent tannins that come to the fore. Given the short duration of time, I was able to ignore the spirit that was present. Medium to read more...dark ruby, this fine Fonseca showed it's muscle and grip and displayed distinct, ripe raspberry tang. The finish excelled in its length and persistence. Score: 94, which is way below the norm and this only had to do with the decanting time of this particular bottle. (hide)
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