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The backbone of Fonseca vintage ports are the wines drawn primarily from Fonseca’s three quintas, all located in the Cima Corgo: Quinta de Santo António, Quinta do Cruzeiro, and Quinta do Panascal. The finest grapes from these quintas produce its classic vintage ports. The grapes are still trodden by foot in the stone ‘lagares’ of Cruzeiro and Panascal. Fonseca vintage ports are renowned for their voluptuous rich fruit, mouth filling density, tannic structure and ‘grip’. They are wines of breed, balance and great complexity.
Grape Varieties:
Traditional grape varieties
Tasting Notes:
Impenetrable black colour. A classic Fonseca nose dominated by an exuberant, hedonistic fruitiness, a powerful redolence of dark dense blackberry and blackcurrant which slowly releases a heady mix of spicy and herbal aromas, seductive notes of coffee and cocoa, hints of prune and wild scents of gum cistus. The thick velvety tannins give the wine a voluptuous density, integrating effortlessly with the sumptuous infusion of blackberry jam, dark chocolate and liquorice which coats the palate. The tannins are also present on the finish which brims with blackberry and blackcurrant flavour.
Store and Serve Advices:
Should be opened two hours before serving and decanted. Serve between 17º and 18º C. Store the bottle on its side, in a cool, dry and dark place.
Food Pairing:
Vintage Ports are after meal drinks. Take them with cheese like Stilton or Gorgonzola. But you can also incorporate them into a meal, combining for instance a Steak au Poivre with a young Vintage.
Allergens:
Contains sulphites.
Reviews and Awards:
. 96 points in Jamie Goode;
. 95 points in Wine Enthusiast Magazine;
. 95 points in Wine Spectator Magazine;
. 94 points in Robert Parker;
. 93 points in Wine & Spirits Magazine;
. 91 points in CellarTracker;
. 89 points in Stephen Tanzer;
. 18,5 points in Revista de Vinhos;
. 17,5 points in Jancis Robinson;
. 19 points in Decanter Magazine;
. 18,5 points in Richard Mayson;
. 93 points in Anthony Gismondi.
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96 points·Fonseca Vintage Port 2009
expand_moreSmooth, ripe, aromatic nose is lush and rich, with ripe – almost creamy – blackcurrant and raspberry fruit. Very sweet on the palate yet lively, vibrant and fresh, showing broad texture and some appealing tannic grip. Fine grained yet firm tannins combine well with very sweet fruit.