1977 Fonseca Vintage Port
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:52 pm
Decant: 4 hours - A bottle bought from and consumed in El Vino, Fleet Street. Firm red colour with a light rim; 80% opaque. Lovely nose, very attractive - red fruit laced with cedar resin. Sweet impact, full of sweet fruit with fabulous concentration. A touch of cedar on the flavour profile. Fantastic flavour development with so much complexity, dominated by the sweet and elegant fruit but with tannins still noticeable but in perfect harmony. Sumptuous aftertaste and a long, long intense finish. This is just fabulous port - port which is rarely bettered. 96 points