1966 Fonseca

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
Forum rules
Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
Post Reply
User avatar
jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
Posts: 23613
Joined: 15:03 Thu 21 Jun 2007
Location: London
Contact:

1966 Fonseca

Post by jdaw1 »

On Tuesday 11th October 2011, at the RAF Club, was held a ‘square’ tasting of {Dow, Fonseca, Graham, Taylor} × {1963, 1966, 1970, 1977}. Our honoured guest was Cynthia Jenson, official blogger to the Symingtons.

Links:Before being unblinded F66 was ‟e66”.
User avatar
jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
Posts: 23613
Joined: 15:03 Thu 21 Jun 2007
Location: London
Contact:

Re: 1966 Fonseca

Post by jdaw1 »

e66, lated identified as F66: dark red, 70% opaque. Nose of plum fruit. Nose was better than palate, which was slightly marred by early- and mid-palate acridity.
User avatar
RAYC
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
Posts: 2060
Joined: 23:50 Tue 04 May 2010
Location: London

Re: 1966 Fonseca

Post by RAYC »

So dark by comparison to other '66s that most had made their guess at its identity before picking any of the glasses up!

I think JDAW is being picky - this was still stupendous, and a better showing than at the Fonseca/Fonseca Guimaraens tasting earlier this year. I would absolutely love to get hold of some of these. Pipped by the Graham tonight, though going by colour, weight and structure, will probably outlast it. My second favourite wine of the evening *****
Rob C.
PhilW
Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
Posts: 3503
Joined: 14:22 Wed 15 Dec 2010
Location: Near Cambridge, UK

Re: 1966 Fonseca

Post by PhilW »

The darkest of the 66s (noticeably darker than the others); Very good overall, though not superb (as I had expected) and behind the Grahams for me.
User avatar
Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
Posts: 14880
Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
Location: Berkshire, UK

Re: 1966 Fonseca

Post by Alex Bridgeman »

Deeper red in colour, solid rim; 70% opaque. Lovely nose, a little alcoholic but full of fruit. Fabulous entry, massively fruity; still softly tannic. Hugely flavoured, huge palate. Big aftertaste and a huge finish. A massive wine that still has many years ahead of it. My wine of the night from the 16 wines on show. Served blind and guessed to be Fonseca. 94/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Post Reply