1970 Fonseca

Post by **DRT** » 19:06 Mon 27 Apr 2020

From Magnum

On Saturday I opened my wine fridge, a more or less daily occurrence, to be welcomed by a puddle of fabulously smelling purple liquid around my feet. My heart sank when I discovered that the open neck of a magnum of F70 owned by me and some others here was staring at me from the back row of the bottom shelf. I immediately dug-out the magnum and found that the cork had been sucked inside and half the contents had escaped. Disaster.

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After breaking the news to the fellow shareholders I was instructed to do what needed to be done...

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Disaster +12ish hours: Nose full of spice and strawberry, and a touch of vanilla. Mouthfeel big and unctuous with tons of dark fruits and grippy tannins. The finish is immense. There is some heat but this hasn’t seen much air so hopefully that will integrate nicely when I decant it tomorrow. Lovely.

Disaster +36 hours: Utterly fabulous. Even younger tasting than yesterday’s post-disaster quality control sample. Fabulous spice, acidity and tannins. Gentlemen, you know who you are, we done the right thing buying these and my only regret is that you are not all here to enjoy this one with me.