1948 Fonseca

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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1948 Fonseca

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An ‘Eights’ tasting, to be the second or fourth digit of the vintage, arranged by Tony, who provided many of the bottles including an 1867. And Alex provided Graham 1897.

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F48. Dark red, 40% opaque. Unctuous, rich and soft. Lighter than perfect, but delicious and lovely. Early evening I preferred this to the T48, slightly, but within an hour the Fonseca was the junior of the two.
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35% opacity, red brown, cloudy with sediment. Smooth entry then quick to a hot finish, hints of strawberry, sweetness. Some acidity and sharpness but overall a bit flabby.
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