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Fonseca Port

Fonseca Vintage Port 2017

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Usually, ships from us on the same working day if ordered before 12 pm. Currently, 6 of these are in our bonded warehouse, and can take up to 10 working days to dispatch.

Description

Fonseca Vintage Port, 2017 

Grapes: A blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca from 3 vineyards. Quinta do Panascal was the first Fonseca property to start picking on 6 September. The two Pinhão Valley estates, Cruzeiro and Santo António, followed on 10 and 17 September – the earliest picking dates in a generation.

Dense purple black with a narrow purple rim. The nose opens with very fine pure black fruit, a fusion of black cherry, cassis and blackberry jam aromas, with notes of crushed mint, an ethereal fragrance of violets and undertones of ripe tropical fruit. The year has added an additional layer of purity and refinement to the subtle, complex Fonseca fruit character, as well as an attractive minerality. The palate is supported by a vibrant acidity and taut, wiry tannins that provide structure but also texture and volume. The fresh berry flavours carry into the long finish.  A finely crafted and perfectly balanced Vintage Port.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"Deepest purple. Wild, perfectly ripe small black berries like elderberry but also the lush sweetness of ripe blackberries plus a stony, rocky edge and just a touch charry. Lush, plush and exotic on the palate, deep-pile, compact, smooth tannins, just enough freshness to balance the rich generosity. The finish is beautifully dry-tasting, the tannins melting on the long finish."

17.5/100 points, Julia Harding MW, JANCISROBINSON.COM, June 2019

"The 2017 Vintage Port, not quite bottled when originally seen, has now been in bottle for a couple of years. It is a field blend (with typical grapes like Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca) aged for approximately 20 months in used French oak. It comes in with 98 grams of residual sugar. This is a great Fonseca, distinctive, with a touch of eucalyptus and plums, but also loaded with delicious fruit. Like its Taylor's siblings, there is also a fine backbone. I'd say it is a step behind the Taylor's duo this year, but not by much. It will age well, to say the least."

98/100 points, Mark Squires, WINE ADVOCATE, August 2022

Drink with chocolate and caramel based dishes.

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Additional Details

SKU:
PO90AR17
Size:
75Cl
Vintage:
2017
ABV:
20%
Closure:
Cork
Drink:
Keep, not yet in drinking window
Bottled:
Winery
Appellation:
Vintage
Influence of Oak:
High
Country:
Portugal

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