2011 Fonseca

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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2011 Fonseca

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Wednesday 8th January 2014, at The Bung Hole, because Ronnie Roots was visiting London.

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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Re: 2011 Fonseca

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Youthful and unevolved in appearance; opaque. Fierce acidic fruit on the nose, very young. Youthful fruit also on the lovely textured palate with powerful tannins sitting behind the sweet fruit. There is a lovely floral fragrance mixed in with the fruit. Dry and hot aftertaste, then a dry and long finish dominated by fruit and tannin. Very impressive. Served blind this was guessed to be Taylor 2009. 93/100. 2 hour decant.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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RonnieRoots
Fonseca 1980
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Re: 2011 Fonseca

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Tight nose, very floral with extremely dark fruit. Incredibly enjoyable to drink already: floral, black cherry and blackberry, espresso and red chilli on the spicy finish. Tannic? Yes of course, but they are so ripe and well-integrated that the port has a very elegant and well-balanced feel. Impressive young Fonseca.
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