1970 Fonseca

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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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1970 Fonseca

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JDAW’s other brother-in-law wanted to attend a tasting, so an emergency was declared, and held on Monday 8th February 2016 at the Boot & Flogger.
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Graham’s 1977
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Re: 1970 Fonseca

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50% opacity, dark red. Quite dry and tannic mid to late palate. Good balance, plenty of fruit here. A fine bottle of F70, but not as stellar as some tasted recently.
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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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Re: 1970 Fonseca

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English bottled. Deep red, mature in colour but not evolved; 70% opaque. Powerful nose of meat juices and fresh crushed cherries. A touch harsh on the palate with fresh, chewy fruit with lots of red bitter endives and dark cherries - sweet and chocolately. Lovely palate development with goods layering. Chewy black chocolate and candied cherries. A long finish, sweet and very persistent, with a delicious red jelly finish. 93/100.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Doggett
Morgan 1991
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Re: 1970 Fonseca

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F70 The wine of the night for me. A wonderful fruity nose. Deep crimson in colour. Fantastic big fruits on the taste, but very smooth and a long fruity finish with just the right balance. Less heat showing than the bottles from the 60s on the night, wrapped up in that fine fruity balance, that had a wonderful long finish. More please!
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