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)
1977 Fonseca
- KillerB
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1977 Fonseca
Port is basically a red drink
- KillerB
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Re: 1977 Fonseca
Another star that failed to shine as brightly. This was very pale for a 1977. It still had a bit of fruit but body was down. The cork had actually pushed out enough to break the seal, which added to a stewed fruit taste suggests this was slightly cooked. Still nice though.
Port is basically a red drink
- RonnieRoots
- Fonseca 1980
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Re: 1977 Fonseca
Third flight, served alongside Guimaraens 1976.
Too light for F77. The nose is mostly muted, some nice spiciness coming through. Weak and watery to taste. The flavours are nice, but simple. As KillerB points out, indeed a bit stewed, suggesting some heat damage. Not a top bottle, and no match for the 76 Guimaraens. 87 points.
There was a lot of discussion on bottle variation with the F77 on our table. While this certainly wasn't the worst example of F77 I tasted, it looked nothing like the prime examples that I've also had (such as the bottle at the 1977 tasting in 2008). It definitely didn't help that this bottle may have had a bad history, but the fact remains that F77 is a tricky port, and you're never quite sure what you get when you buy a bottle. 76 or 85 seem much safer bets to buy.
Too light for F77. The nose is mostly muted, some nice spiciness coming through. Weak and watery to taste. The flavours are nice, but simple. As KillerB points out, indeed a bit stewed, suggesting some heat damage. Not a top bottle, and no match for the 76 Guimaraens. 87 points.
There was a lot of discussion on bottle variation with the F77 on our table. While this certainly wasn't the worst example of F77 I tasted, it looked nothing like the prime examples that I've also had (such as the bottle at the 1977 tasting in 2008). It definitely didn't help that this bottle may have had a bad history, but the fact remains that F77 is a tricky port, and you're never quite sure what you get when you buy a bottle. 76 or 85 seem much safer bets to buy.