Fonseca Port, 2017

Vintage Port, DOC Douro
(1 x 37.5cl HALF bottle)

Description and Reviews:
Review Scores
*** 17.5/20 - Jancis ***
*** 95/100 - Vinous ***
*** 18/20 - Mayson ***

Tasting Note
A narrow magenta ring around a core of inky purple black. The nose opens with a burst of dark, woodland fruit, dense and succulent, blended with fresher, more vibrant red berry aromas. A slatey minerality holds this exuberant fruitiness in check. At this stage, the nose is still reserved and discreetly aromatic, revealing leafy, balsamic scents and cedary notes of sawn wood. The first impression on the palate, as on the nose, is of tightly packed, dense dark berry fruit, which then explodes on the mid-palate and surges into the long finish. The texture is round and velvety but the taut, sinewy tannins and a strand of crisp acidity provide firmness and structure. The layered, complex fruit typical of Fonseca holds sway over this weighty, powerful wine.


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Condition Report:

New release - excellent condition

Bottle size:

12 x 37.5cl

ABV:

20

Drink Type:

Vintage Port, Port, Douro

Stock:

7 In Stock

Price:

$53.17 USD    inc UK VAT (where applicable) *

* excludes delivery (free standard UK delivery on orders over £100)