Fonseca

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2011 Fonseca Vintage Port

APR 16 Deep ruby. Dark fruits, spices, rich, fruity, intense, layered, nuanced, deep. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, layered, detailed, superb fruit and lovely balance. I said it last time I tasted it, like a pure, youthful version of the stunning 1963. Having had that yet again just a few weeks back, it still reminds me of it. 95

2011 Fonseca Vintage Port
MAR 14 Deep ruby. Fruity, intense, layered, rich and dark berries nose, gorgeous. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rich and generous, feels like a pure and young 1963. Long. 95

2009 Fonseca Vintage Port
NOV 11 Black, massive nose, very intense, almost impenetrable now. Fresh acidity, wall of ripe tannins, lively palate. 93

1963 Fonseca's Vintage Port

FEB 16 Brick with orange rim. Leaps out of the glass, figs, prunes, floral notes, detailed, layered, Christmas cake, touch of nuts far back, stunning nose, pure meditation. Fresh acidity, powerful sweet and fruity palate, beautiful balance, layered, intense, rich, nuanced, superb length. Gorgeous. 97

1963 Fonseca's Vintage Port
FEB 12 Garnet, brick rim. Astonishing nose, so layered and nuanced, complex, floral, all sorts of berries and cakes, like entering a patisserie, a spice shop, and a regular bakery at once. Superb! Fairly sweet attack, superb acidity, coffee, mocha, dark chocolate, very long indeed, my second bottle, very similar from the last, this one slightly more nuanced. 96

1963 Fonseca Vintage Port
JAN 10 Bright brick, thin orange rim, extremely complex, some dark fruits, prunes and figs, leather, coffee, hints of chocolate, fantastic balance, intense yet elegant, very long finish, a beauty of a Port. Fantastic now, I would not keep it. 96