1991 Fonseca Guimaraens

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Links:

• Review of evening as a whole;
• 1970 Martinez;
• 1980 Graham;
• 1982 Croft;
• 1990 Warre Cavadinha;
• 1991 Fonseca Guimaraens;
• 1991 Quinta do Noval;
• 1991 Quinta de Roriz;
• 1991 Smith Woodhouse;
• 2003 Colmaça;
• 2003 Vale Dona Maria;
• 2005 Osborne LBV;
• NV Dow’s Icon Reserve;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats.

[Alex Bridgeman]

From half bottle. Opaque (but there was fine sediment in the bottom of the glass), mid red colour. Stewed rhubarb and a funky nose, perhaps indicating a spoiled bottle. Nice palate, with plenty of mature fruit showing stewed apricots and ginger. Hot aftertaste, full of soft oranges. More enjoyable than indicated by the nose. Guessed to be Dow 1983. 82/100.

[JacobH]

Deeply coloured, still, in the middle. Reddening on the edge. Some rounded fruit on the nose. Initially quite nice fruit. Then rather astringent finish. Fine but not great.