Community Tasting Notes 96

• europat55 wrote: 92 points

  December 28, 2023 - 1970-2000 Fonseca Vintage Ports Vertical (Palo Alto, California): Nose: 92; Palate: 92
  My #3; Group's #8; Tasted blind

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• JWG wrote: 96 points

  December 18, 2023 - Another great bottle of this vintage. Light in color, but packs a beautiful flavor profile. So smooth, unctuous and earthy at the same time. Alcohol is highly integrated and fully melded into the underlying fruit.

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• Harley1199 wrote:

  November 30, 2023 - By the glass. Tasted separately during the whole week. Too much evolved even considering its portuguese character. Lean and unsubstantiated. I preferred that masculine Ferreira indeed.
  
  Por copas. Catado por separado durante una semana entera. Demasiado evolucionado incluso teniendo en cuenta su carácter portugués. Magro y sin fundamento. Yo prefería esa botella masculina de Ferreira.

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• stet Likes this wine: 89 points

  September 10, 2023 - Color: medium ruby, hints of brown
  Nose: raisins, old book, burnt pie crust, red berries more than blue ones interestingly. Star anise and licorice. There are tertiaries in abundance, but they do waft away to some extent, leaving room for a fairly primary figure still
  Palate: medium-high acidity, balancing out a clear but pleasant sweetness. It feels a little disjoint in the mouth but it sure is alive and well, and it can probably go a while more
  Finish: medium
  
  Nice dessert, quite pairable, it nevertheless lacks a bit of complexity in my view. Regardless, we really enjoyed it with about an hour of air at cellar temp

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• theportguy wrote: 83 points

  August 11, 2023 - Guys' Port Weekend - Seattle; 8/11/2023-8/13/2023 (Seattle, Washington): Dusty amber in color. Red fruit with some Christmas spice underneath. The smooth but intense mouthfeel exhibits slightly cloying sweetness and red currents on the finish. There is some spirit on the finish. The quality just isn't there but this also isn't undrinkable.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1983
• Type Red - Fortified
• Producer Fonseca
• Varietal Port Blend
• Designation Vintage
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Douro
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Porto
• UPC Codes 080432101612, 084692303649, 084692304349, 084692631278, 5013521100680, 5013521102929, 9013521100611

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• In Cellars 1,311 (67%)
• Consumed 629 (32%)

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