1992 Fonseca
- Alex Bridgeman
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1992 Fonseca
Fonseca 1992, from the wine list of the Hotel du Vin in Stratford for £125 (they also had Noval 2003 for £95 and Graham 10YO, 20YO and 30YO). Decanted about 2 hours. A wonderful mature dark red with an element of brick to the tone; 90% opaque. A wonderful nose of mature fruit, complex with spices, dried red fruit and aniseed. An explosion of flavour on the palate, dominated by mature fruit yet with a powerful acidity arrowing through the palate. The fruit is immense, bitter sweet, ripe cranberry with layer after layer of spice and some lovely, ripe fine-grained tannins. Fabulous complex palate. The aftertaste is intense, full and cranberry and aniseed. Long finish, full and dense. Fabulous Port, showing a little maturity and starting to develop some secondary spices. Superb Port, still with decades of life in the cellar. 94/100. Consumed 30-Jul-22.
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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Re: 1992 Fonseca
A port to add to the cellar for sure. Particularly when better priced than the Taylor
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Re: 1992 Fonseca
The '92 Taylor's is a spectacular Port. I like it better than the '94, but you're right, the price is disproportionately higher than the '92 Fonseca.Christopher wrote: ↑00:33 Fri 30 Dec 2022 A port to add to the cellar for sure. Particularly when better priced than the Taylor