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Community Tasting Notes 14
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atbarbar Likes this wine: 93 points
April 17, 2024 - Well made and frankly totally drinkable. Recent port vintages are very drinkable. I would not wait too long on this (another 10 years), which would seem a crazy statement. I have tried the 70s and 80s and I have not found them appealing at all. Too little acidity, too little fruit.
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Motz wrote: 95 points
June 11, 2023 - Fonseca, Vila Nova de Gaia: Powerful and vivacious!
Robustly seductive bouquet of young, high-quality vintage Port. All as it should be, featuring restrained precision at all phases.
Highly appealing textures and balance, conveyed in bracing waves. Expansive middle, stalwart back, delightfully long finish. Strikingly young! Improvement seems likely. 95-96.1 person found this helpful Comment -
skurtz wrote: 94 points
January 4, 2023 - Tasted at the winery, lots of red and black fruit, tannins and cinnamon. Preferred this to the 2017 vintage which was sweeter and less hefty.
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Rickyd007 Likes this wine: 91 points
September 12, 2021 - Need more year, but amazing
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rmcnees Likes this wine: 93 points
June 6, 2021 - Dark ruby colored, full bodied, dense, mildly sweet with notes of figs, sweet cassis, vanilla, hints of creosote and toast with tongue puckering gripping sweet tannins on the lingering finish.
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Pro Reviews 4
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By Neal Martin
Vintage Port – The 2016 Declaration (Jun 2018), 6/18/2018 (link)(Fonseca Vintage Port Fortified/spirits) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Mayson
Port 2016 vintage report, 5/30/2018 (link)(Fonseca, Port, Douro Valley, Portugal, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
5/29/2018 (link)(Fonseca Vintage Port, Fortified, Portugal) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/17/2018 (link)(Fonseca Port Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red - Fortified
- Producer Fonseca
- Varietal Port Blend
- Designation Vintage
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Douro
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Porto
- UPC Codes 084692631230, 084692631254, 084692631278, 5013521103483, 5013521103490
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 166 (6%)
- In Cellars 2,552 (89%)
- Consumed 162 (6%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyPort Blend
- CountryPortugal
- RegionDouro
- AppellationPorto
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