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Fonseca Vintage Port(1997)
- Winery:
- Fonseca
- Varietal:
- Region:
- Portugal > Douro
- Type:
- Dessert/Fortified
- Color:
- Red
- User Tags:
- doc (portugal), port, dessert wines, digestif, fruit, young, floral, character, flamboyant, firm
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$84.99 USD
$84.99 USD
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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. Among the Douros first growths, Fonseca Vintage Port is clearly the Petrus of Port.
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- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 90, May/June 2000
- 93(+?)
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July 2007
- Full saturated ruby. Inky, brooding aromas of syrupy black fruits and violet. Dense, thick and tactile, with superb depth of flavor and compelling juicy sweetness. Finishes with powerful tannins and superb grip. Not as flamboyantly aromatic as this wine normally is in its youth, but structured for long, slow development in bottle. (Kobrand, Inc., New York, NY)
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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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- December 2007
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- January 2008
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