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On Tuesday 5th May 2015, the evening before The B.F.T., in the year of Fonseca’s 200^th Bicentenary, we gathered in the Boot & Flogger and tasted some Fonsecas.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1948 Fonseca (AHB);
• 1955 Fonseca (IDJ);
• 1958 Fonseca Guimaraens = † (THRA);
• 1960 Fonseca (IDJ);
• 1963 Fonseca (TC);
• 1966 Fonseca (IDJ);
• 1970 Fonseca (RLC);
• 1975 Fonseca (TC);
• 1977 Fonseca (PW);
• 1980 Fonseca (RLC);
• 1983 Fonseca (CPR);
• 1985 Fonseca single (DRL);
• 1985 Fonseca magnum (JDAW);
• 1992 Fonseca (MPM);
• 1994 Fonseca (CPR);
• Fonseca Waterloo (MPM);
• Fonseca Bicentenary Crusted (MPM);
• Food order;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Planning and arrangements.

F66. Very young-looking: bright rich red, 60% opaque. Nose showing mint, strawberry, tannin. Palate rich and soft, big and red-fruited. Heat mid-palate. Size big but not massive. Lovely, though I slightly preferred the 1955.

40% opacity, red! Muted nose, a little fruit. Very smooth in the mouth, mid-weight, syrupy, red fruit.

BBR bottled. Deep red colour, 80% opaque but with a narrow rose coloured rim. Restrained on the nose, lots of swirling brings out some delicate red apple peel and slightly sour plums. Nice rounded entry with a lovely balance. An elegant flavour profile with gentle milk chocolate tannins. Big flavours show on the late palate, full of mandarin yet with a summer meadow freshness. The aftertaste is huge, chewy and sticky with a sweet maraschino cherry and a long, elegant milk chocolate at the end of the finish. A really outstanding port. 95/100. Decanted 12 hours.

A very close second place in my wine of the night voting.