The snow keeps falling and there's nowhere we would rather be than at home with a glass of port. We've been tasting through our various back stocks this winter and have found these three 2000s showing deliciously; Fonseca, Delaforce, and Quinta do Noval "Silval". They all have fantastic reviews as well!
Grab some port while it lasts!
2000 Fonseca Port (pictured) ~ $75/btl
375 mL ~ $40/btl
"The 2000 Fonseca continues to exude finesse and focus on the nose, with pure blackberry, juniper berries, licorice and a touch of sloes, perhaps as Adrian Bridge remarked, just beginning to close after ten years in bottle. The palate is underpinned by very fine tannins, a sensual, svelte texture with wonderful acidity. The harmony and symmetry is alluring, the finish precise and demonstrating the persistency to suggest a long future ahead. Drink 2020-2060." 96 Neal Martin, ERP
"Dense ruby/purple-colored, with an exotic, exuberant perfume of black fruits, flowers, incense, and licorice, this unctuously-textured, full-bodied port is one of the most concentrated of the vintage. Sweet, expansive, and succulent, this large-scaled, but remarkably well-balanced effort is surprisingly forward and accessible (by Fonseca's standards). Anticipated maturity: 2006-2025." 95 Robert Parker
2000 Delaforce Port ~ $50/btl
"Made in a sweet, open-knit, precocious style, Delaforce's 2000 reveals a dense ruby/purple color as well as sweet, accessible black cherry/blackberry fruit with hints of smoke, earth, and truffles. This lush, medium to full-bodied, juicy, succulent effort will last for 15+ years." 90 Robert Parker, ERP
2000 Quinta do Noval "Silval" ~ $40/btl
"Superdark and powerful. Shows raisin, spice, coffee and violet aromas. Full-bodied, very chewy, with lots of grip and loads of fruit. Very long in the mouth. Outstanding young Port. Supervalue here. Best after 2012. 2,000 cases made. -JS " 94 WS
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