1970 Fonseca Vintage Port

[Stewart T.]

• 1970 Fonseca Vintage Port - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/9/2022)
  From magnum. This magnum was bottled in Oporto. There is some light TCA on the nose, along with some strawberry and red fruits. On the palate, there is some initial black fruits, cassis, and black plum. It has a rich mouthfeel, but some funky notes seem to be lurking just under the wonderful initial tastes. The more I smell the wine, the more TCA seems to be picking, and the few follow up sips I tried started to show only muted fruit and herbal notes. I called this as a corked wine, and several other people at the table disagreed with me, but thirty minutes later, the table was unanimous - the TCA was pronounced and the wine was no longer drinkable. NR (flawed)

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