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Fonseca Vintage Port(1992)
- Winery:
- Fonseca
- Varietal:
- Region:
- Portugal > Douro
- Type:
- Dessert/Fortified
- Color:
- Red
- User Tags:
- digestif, dessert wines, doc (portugal), port, smooth, color descriptors, licorice, spicy, berry, fruit
This colossal vintage port reveals a nearly opaque black/purple color, and an explosive nose of jammy black fruits, licorice, chocolate, and spices. Extremely full-bodied and unctuously-textured, this multilayered, enormously-endowed port reveals a finish that last for over a minute. It is a magnificent port that will age well for over 30-40 years.
The best Fonseca since the perfect 1977. Intense cassis, violet and plum aromas. Full-bodied, medium sweet and bursting at the seams with fruit and tannins. A wine of great mass and concentration.
The best Fonseca since the perfect 1977. Intense cassis, violet and plum aromas. Full-bodied, medium sweet and bursting at the seams with fruit and tannins. A wine of great mass and concentration.
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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.
- September 2008
- excellent .. i like de sweet taste!
- Roy Hersh
- For The Love of Port
- Issue 15, May 2006
- 94/100
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July 2007
- Although I have had this VP only a handful of times in the past, it was the first bottle I’ve ever opened from my own cellar. Decanted for 7 hours, and consumed over the following three. Very dark ruby in color. Scents of dark cherry, cedar and anise load the glass. Closer to medium-bodied than a heavy weight with a smooth mouthfeel that is not silky. The palate offers semi-sweet, approachable blackcurrant and plum flavors with some licorice and chocolate intertwined on the slightly spirituous but otherwise lengthy finish. Although the structure is solid the tannins are round and are only perceptible read more...
- Robert Parker
- The Wine Advocate
- Issue 97
- 97/100
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July 2007
- Wine Advocate # 97
- Feb-95
- 97/100
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April 2008
