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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.5 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by trifreddy on 12/7/2018 & rated 80 points: Past its prime (2801 views) | | | Tasted by Entick on 8/15/2015 & rated 82 points: Dusty and dry. Any fruit left the building a while ago. Not good and will only get worse. Disappointing. (5980 views) | | | Tasted by Rickyd007 on 6/11/2011 & rated 84 points: Nose is absent, lots of deposit.
Light cherry color.
Taste very fruity, well balance, will not benefit much from more aging. Indeed, still very pleasant to drink. (9420 views) | | | Tasted by TAE on 12/28/2010: Smagning Rasmus (9688 views) | | | Tasted by jkoenen on 7/9/2010 & rated 82 points: Fonseca Offline @ Joost B.'s (Netherlands): Dusty, mouldy nose dominated by oak, on the palate quite aggressive and drying on the finish. Lacking stuffing and sweetness. Not good. 13.5/20 (9354 views) | | | Tasted by losvinhos on 12/12/2007 & rated 88 points: C.B.V.P. - Vertical Quinta do Côtto (Santo Colomba): Aberto, jogado no decanter e logo servido nas taças. Aromas de especiarias, frutas secas, ameixa. Na boca não muito untuoso, dulçor na medida com alcool aparecendo de início e depois sumindo. Média fruta, taninos presentes, ligeiro, agradável de se tomar. Final de média persistência. Ótimo/Excelente. (9291 views) | | | Tasted by kevin h on 9/3/2006 & rated 87 points: Not bad for a port from a poor vintage. Decent red colour, no real signs of age. The nose is subdued after 8 hours in the decanter with spices, dried fruits, and fruit cake. To taste, soft, figgy, a little short and not particularly sweet , indeed a rather dry port. A bit dusty perhaps? A modest drink but not a bad one. Additional Note: still drinking well 3 days later - flavour has a bit of liquorice to it now. (5540 views) | | | Tasted by king-bing on 12/25/2005 & rated 85 points: Not showing a lot of ageing. Fairly good. A little hot, and too sweet for me, but good depth of flavour. (4510 views) | | | Tasted by Highmountain on 11/20/2005 & rated 90 points: Kraftig och stram, mycket mogen och ej så söt sliskig som en del port kan vara. (3308 views) | | | Tasted by futronic on 10/1/2004 & rated 87 points: Dark garnet colour. Aromas of raisins, red fruits. Sweet red fruits on the palate; also showing notes of cinnamon and spice. Nice finish, ~30-35s with celery salt. Drink now. (2413 views) | | | Tasted by Double-A on 11/5/2002: Licorice, cassis, black cherry, mineral and smoke nose. Full, spicy and warm with rounding flavours and a long, spicy finish. (278 views) | | | Tasted by Double-A on 11/23/1999: Raisins, chocolate, tar, smoke and spice nose. Full-bodied and smooth, but still with some un-resolved tannin. Long finish. (320 views) |
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Port BlendOver a hundred varieties of grapes (castas) are sanctioned for port production, although only five (Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Touriga Francesa, and Touriga Nacional) are widely cultivated and used.
- Mayson (1999), Port and the Douro, p. 93
Guimaraens VintageIn years when Fonseca does not ‘declare’ a classic vintage, it selects the finest grapes from its own vineyards to yield a small quantity of this superb wine, which is produced exactly as a declared Fonseca Vintage. Beautifully structured and perfectly balanced, Guimaraens Vintage Ports show Fonseca’s superb marriage of power and breed in a slightly lighter, earlier-maturing style.Portugal ViniPortugal (Associação Interprofissional para a Promoção dos Vinhos Portugueses/Portuguese Wine Trade Association)Douro Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e PortoPorto For The Love of Port is an essential site on the wines of Porto and Madeira. Co-subscribers can automatically integrate their reviews here as well. Also, read more about the HistoryOfPort. |
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