1985 Fonseca

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
Forum rules
Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
Post Reply
User avatar
jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
Posts: 23613
Joined: 15:03 Thu 21 Jun 2007
Location: London
Contact:

1985 Fonseca

Post by jdaw1 »

On Monday 19th January 2015 we gathered in the Red Room of the Boot and Flogger to drink some Fonseca, including a bottle that had been drawn from an imperial on Saturday 17th (discussion).

Links:
User avatar
jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
Posts: 23613
Joined: 15:03 Thu 21 Jun 2007
Location: London
Contact:

Re: 1985 Fonseca

Post by jdaw1 »

F85 from single (DRT). More structure and better balanced than the F85 from imperial on this evening, and more evolved than the imperial had been on Saturday. Lovely F85.
User avatar
Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
Posts: 14880
Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
Location: Berkshire, UK

Re: 1985 Fonseca

Post by Alex Bridgeman »

Red and mature but with a firm colour; 90% opaque. Fresh and fierce on the nose, fruit driven but with lemon balm ferocity. Fruit dominates the entry, restrained on the mid-palate but the late palate shows fragrant fruit and gentle cracked pepper. Gentle flavours swirl on the aftertaste; delicate, balanced and very fragrant. Drinking nicely but in no hurry and has plenty of what it needs to last many decades. Lovely soft chocolate finish. Very nice port. 93/100. Decanted 27 hours.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Post Reply