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1980 Fonseca

Posted: 10:29 Tue 20 May 2008
by DRT

1980 Fonseca in single bottle

Posted: 10:07 Fri 23 May 2008
by jdaw1
Decanter #12, very translucent pale pink. Not a Fonseca colour at all. Hot, but quite lovely nonetheless, and mis-guessed to be OBV.

Posted: 22:36 Thu 29 May 2008
by DRT
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=15066#15066][b]Here[/b][/url] AHB wrote:
Fonseca 1980 from bottle
Served from the bottle, alongside the same port from magnum. Light and very clear in colour, pale pink on the rim. Closed on the nose but does show some sweet redcurrant and sandalwood on the nose. Light but sweet in the mouth, a touch simple in the mid-palate. The aftertaste is dominated by the heat of the wine and some delicate red licorice, but does have good length. 86/100.

Posted: 12:10 Tue 03 Jun 2008
by uncle tom
My note:

I found just enough difference to separate this wine from the twin decanters that had held the magnum of Fonseca, but aside from that did not note any substantial difference in maturity.

Identifiable as Fonseca, pleasant, but not their greatest year.

Tom