- Arrangements;
- Blinded Placemats;
- Un-blinded Placemats;
- Review of the evening as a whole;
- 1980 Cockburn LBV;
- 1980 Dow;
- 1980 Ferreira;
- 1980 Fonseca (in Bottle);
- 1980 Fonseca (en Magnum);
- 1980 Graham’s;
- 1980 Hutcheson;
- 1980 Noval Nacional;
- 1980 Offley Boa Vista;
- 1980 Smith Woodhouse (in Bottle);
- 1980 Smith Woodhouse (in Halves);
- 1980 Taylor;
- 1980 Warre.
1980 Fonseca
1980 Fonseca
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"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
1980 Fonseca in single bottle
Decanter #12, very translucent pale pink. Not a Fonseca colour at all. Hot, but quite lovely nonetheless, and mis-guessed to be OBV.
[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.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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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
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
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