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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.

In a word - wow. This is going to be a stunner.

Deep red with an opaque centre and a medium width rim. Gently perfumed nose, full and rich with tart and focused fruit. Really concentrated and attractive. The concentration flows through to the palate, full of deep and rich fruit with power and wonderful flavours. Gentle tannins underlie the amazing fragrant fruit and deliver a fantastic texture on the palate. Rich and powerful and an amazing port for the future - but leave it 30 years to reach its peak. Some acidity shows on the aftertaste. The finish is huge, long, and full of concentrated blackcurrants - sweet and lovely. This will be an amazing port at some point in the future. 96/100. Decanted 26 hours.