1983 Fonseca

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1983 Fonseca

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Re: 1983 Fonseca

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Fonseca 1983: Color fairly light. Here I'm comparing it to some of the other ports of the evening - to me it bore a strong resemblance to the Graham 85 and the Nacional 85, both of which had odd candied citrus, medicinal cough syrup and children's asprin qualities on the nose. The Fonseca 83 had some of these characteristics as well, but a more spicy quality dominated - flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg could be found. Very good.
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Re: 1983 Fonseca

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Fonseca 1983: darkish translucent red. Nosing of coffee, plums, cherries, and ED rightly said cinnamon. Soft to the mouth, with some heat, and great length. At its plateau: no need to wait longer. Enjoy your stocks of F83 over the next decade.
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Re: 1983 Fonseca

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Sorry about not giving a T+0,
this was decanted only 2 hours before the tasting because I've found that F83 in particular doesn't do well with long decants.

This was voted the wine of the night.

I agree it's ready to drink now.

I found the cinnamon and nutmeg from memory, with a spiciness going down. I'll have to find my full notes when i get back home though.

A slightly fruitier and fuller body then it's 1980 sibling.
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Re: 1983 Fonseca

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Dark for a 1983, this Fonseca had an almost floral nose with a hint of underlying vegetation. Its tastes of chocolate, woods, brandy and spirits, finishing with a bit of spice, make it an interesting and nicely balanced wine as its flavor lingers on. (94, drink -- i'd say keep but it was ready after only 3 hours of decanting, may be peaking.)

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