From the F-Plan II - This Time we Mean Guimaraens, held in Utrecht, 9th July, 2010.
1970 Fonseca
1975 Fonseca
1976 Fonseca Guimaraens
1977 Fonseca
1984 Fonseca Guimaraens
1985 Fonseca
1986 Fonseca Guimaraens
1987 Fonseca Guimaraens
1988 Fonseca Guimaraens
1991 Fonseca Guimaraens
1992 Fonseca
1994 Fonseca
1995 Fonseca Guimaraens
1997 Fonseca
2000 Fonseca
2003 Fonseca
2005 Fonseca
2007 Fonseca
2008 Fonseca Guimaraens (Sample)
2008 Quinta do Panascal (Sample)
2005 Fonseca Guimaraens
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KillerB
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2005 Fonseca Guimaraens
Port is basically a red drink
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KillerB
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Re: 2005 Fonseca
Closed for business. Nothing to report. Sound of fingers drumming on table.
Port is basically a red drink
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Alex Bridgeman
- Fonseca 1966
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Re: 2005 Fonseca
Was this a Fonseca Guimaraens bottle?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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KillerB
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Re: 2005 Fonseca
I'm not sure, but I'm pretty certain this was an Axel bottle and I didn't see it opened. It could be Panascal, Axel?AHB wrote:Was this a Fonseca Guimaraens bottle?
Port is basically a red drink
Re: 2005 Fonseca
Alex,
It was from my cellar and it was the Guimaraens!
And I am quite sure you saw it opened, because you were there when we opened it in the afternoon! But you are excused because of the heat
Santé,
Joost
It was from my cellar and it was the Guimaraens!
And I am quite sure you saw it opened, because you were there when we opened it in the afternoon! But you are excused because of the heat
Santé,
Joost
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KillerB
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Re: 2005 Fonseca Guimaraens
Ah, in which case, I may even have opened it - it was hot, wasn't it?Joost wrote:Alex,
It was from my cellar and it was the Guimaraens!
And I am quite sure you saw it opened, because you were there when we opened it in the afternoon! But you are excused because of the heat
Santé,
Joost
Port is basically a red drink
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RonnieRoots
- Fonseca 1980
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Re: 2005 Fonseca Guimaraens
Flight no.9, served alongside Fonseca 2003.
Sweet dark cherry on the nose, maybe not as fresh as the 03, but still lovely. I found this to be very open and enjoyable. Mouthcoating dark fruit, dense but fine tannins, mocha and dark chocolate on the finish. Seductive and lovely. Definitely not as big as the 03, and may not last as long but very fine indeed. 92 points.
Comparing my notes of the 03 and 05, and:
1. Knowing for sure that I had my glasses in the right place;
2. Knowing the state of KillerB at this point in the tasting,
I wonder if he might have got his glasses mixed up during this flight....
Sweet dark cherry on the nose, maybe not as fresh as the 03, but still lovely. I found this to be very open and enjoyable. Mouthcoating dark fruit, dense but fine tannins, mocha and dark chocolate on the finish. Seductive and lovely. Definitely not as big as the 03, and may not last as long but very fine indeed. 92 points.
Comparing my notes of the 03 and 05, and:
1. Knowing for sure that I had my glasses in the right place;
2. Knowing the state of KillerB at this point in the tasting,
I wonder if he might have got his glasses mixed up during this flight....