- 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 magnum
Decanters #7 and #10: pink and translucent in both glasses. I thought that #7 smelt slightly of yellow grapefruit, but described #10 as having little bouquet. To taste very sweet bright candy, both of them. Correctly identified by yours truly.
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=15066#15066][b]Here[/b][/url] AHB wrote:
Fonseca 1980 from magnum
From magnum. Light in colour, not an intensely coloured wine, very clear centre, very pale rim. Enormously minty nose - almost Taylor-like. Underneath all the mint are some ripe, red raspberries. Sweet and elegant with terrific poise, keeping its redcurrant sweetness and plumminess all the way through the mid-palate. Very pronounced, long lasting and extremely enjoyable aftertaste. 92/100.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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My note:
A respectable wine, but a bit of a lightweight for Fonseca. That said, it was distinctive enough to identify.
Not one to cellar for decades. I did not note any substantial difference in maturity between the magnum and the bottle.
Tom
A respectable wine, but a bit of a lightweight for Fonseca. That said, it was distinctive enough to identify.
Not one to cellar for decades. I did not note any substantial difference in maturity between the magnum and the bottle.
Tom
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