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1985 Fonseca

Posted: 14:08 Fri 05 Feb 2016
by jdaw1
JDAW’s other brother-in-law wanted to attend a tasting, so an emergency was declared, and held on Monday 8th February 2016 at the Boot & Flogger.
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Re: 1985 Fonseca

Posted: 21:44 Sun 07 Feb 2016
by jdaw1
Decanted 7pm Sunday. I’ve adopted the Wolfgang habit of loosening the cork by pushing it in a few millimetres, before using the corkscrew. Well, it went all the way, and was bagged out. Moving on, a very minuscule sample was the colour of F85, the palate being closed with sweet very black plums. So far, so good.

Re: 1985 Fonseca

Posted: 12:45 Mon 15 Feb 2016
by flash_uk
75% opacity, very dark red. Full mouthfeel, chocolate. F85 never disappoints.

Re: 1985 Fonseca

Posted: 16:14 Sat 27 Feb 2016
by Alex Bridgeman
Deep red and opaque at the centre. Lively on the nose, with lots of complexity and intense rhubarb and green apples. Hesitant on entry with gentle development leading to a huge mouthful of fruit, charcoal, blueberries and sweet juniper. Fruit driven aftertaste with a big finish. This is very impressive port with a long future ahead of it. 94/100. 08-Feb-16. Decanted 25½ hours.

Re: 1985 Fonseca

Posted: 14:29 Wed 09 Mar 2016
by Doggett
F85 As always, this was a very fine port and a pleasure to enjoy again. Deep in colour and full of rich berry fruits. It had more balance and smoothness than the F77 to me and so shaded it on the night. Once again a port with a wonderful few years in front of it, to hopefully enjoy and taste many times.
91/92 Points

Re: 1985 Fonseca

Posted: 10:55 Thu 21 Apr 2016
by jdaw1
F85. Sketchy notes suggest that I wasn’t a fan of this F85. “Stewed? TCA? Dark plum.”