1963 Fonseca

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jdaw1
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1963 Fonseca

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Wednesday 23rd April 2014, the day before the BFT, the day after A Flight of 1966, and the same day as a vertical of Sandeman arranged by Stevens Garnier (busy week), folks gathered in The Bung Hole for 1960 versus 1963.

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flash_uk
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Re: 1963 Fonseca

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25% opacity, rich red brown. Mint, but quite a harsh nose, some rubber - TCA? Minty menthol in the mouth, with quick heat and a nice long finish. Slightly spirituous finish, but not massively. Incorrectly guessed to be F60.
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Alex Bridgeman
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Re: 1963 Fonseca

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Lovely nose, sweet and attractive. Bitter core with tannins still clearly apparent; big and deeply flavoured. Really fine finish. 93/100.
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