1999 Fonseca LBV Port

[Steven Kooij]

Fonseca 1999 LBV – bottled in 2004. Good colour, still surprisingly dark. Wow, that nose! Alcoholic beyond believe, it made my eyes water. Thin bodied, but with loads of coarse tannins – not a good balance. Not as hot as other Fonseca LBVs. The palate is mostly about red cherry, but keep it longer in the mouth and distracting green stem flavours emerge. Smooth, nice finish though. Not a masterpiece, but as an LBV to drink instead of analyse, nice enough. 79

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