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1963 Fonseca, part of a 1963 horizontal At my father’s in Sussex, on Saturday 2nd February 2008.

Links to relevant threads:

• Review of evening as a whole;
• Hedges and Butler 1963 magnum;
• Cockburn 1963;
• Croft 1963;
• Delaforce 1963;
• Dow 1963;
• Fonseca 1963;
• Graham 1963;
• Offley Boa Vista 1963;
• Taylor 1963;
• Noval 1963.

It’s Fonseca from a great vintage.

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A lovely dark red, very similar to that of the Taylor 1963, and a touch lighter on the nose. In the mouth starting with very very large fruit, and—like the Graham 1963—great sticky mouthfeel that rolled on and on. I felt it to be a slightly bigger and more assertive port than the Graham, but both hugely excellent.

Fonseca 1963 cork

Decanted 6 hours. Deep red but transparent centre with some hints of paling on the rim. Warm and inviting nose with cloves and warm cherry pie. Fabulous entry, just fills the mouth with tannins before flooding it through with so much fruit. Raisins on the aftertaste, which just lasts for ages. Astonishing wine with years ahead of it yet. 8/9 or 95/100. Drunk 2/2/08.