Top 100 Wines of 2005 - The Wine Enthusiast
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:15 am
Wine Enthusiast placed Fonseca VP 2003 on 3rd position as a wine of 2005 and the Graham's VP 2003 the 8th. On the 97th position there's another portuguese wine, the 2001 Piriquita classico, this one a Red from "Terras do Sado" wine region, which also got classified in the Top 100. /Mario.
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From the web:
« We have selected 100 wines out of the more than 8,000 we reviewed during the course of the year. They are not necessarily the highest-scoring 100. Numeric rating of quality did play an important part, of course, but we also considered price, availability, newsworthiness and an ineffable sense of excitement and breakthrough ».
3. 97 Fonseca 2003 Vintage Port; $92.
Fonseca vintage Ports are always among the most attractive and long-lived. This 2003 conforms magnificently to that model. It is structured, rich, powerful and opulent. There are cassis and black fig flavors, as well as sweet tannins. It is delicious already, and will remain delicious throughout its long life. Imported by Kobrand.
8. 96 W. & J. Graham’s 2003 Vintage Port; $100.
This is a great Port, from a great house. It is packed with solid, structured, rich and intense black fruit flavors. Its tannins show considerable aging potential. It is a big, ripe wine, balanced by a long, lingering dark aftertaste. Imported by Premium Port Wines Inc.
97. 90 José Maria da Fonseca 2001 Periquita Classico (Terras do Sado); $19. This limited production version of the multimillion-bottle Periquita brand was aged for 24 months in American oak. Made from the Castelão grape, it is rich and velvety with flavors of dark figs. This is a wine that can certainly age—keep it for 5 years or more. 1,000 cases produced. Imported by Palm Bay Imports.
URL: http://www.winemag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?s ... C52535FD26
From the web:
« We have selected 100 wines out of the more than 8,000 we reviewed during the course of the year. They are not necessarily the highest-scoring 100. Numeric rating of quality did play an important part, of course, but we also considered price, availability, newsworthiness and an ineffable sense of excitement and breakthrough ».
3. 97 Fonseca 2003 Vintage Port; $92.
Fonseca vintage Ports are always among the most attractive and long-lived. This 2003 conforms magnificently to that model. It is structured, rich, powerful and opulent. There are cassis and black fig flavors, as well as sweet tannins. It is delicious already, and will remain delicious throughout its long life. Imported by Kobrand.8. 96 W. & J. Graham’s 2003 Vintage Port; $100.
This is a great Port, from a great house. It is packed with solid, structured, rich and intense black fruit flavors. Its tannins show considerable aging potential. It is a big, ripe wine, balanced by a long, lingering dark aftertaste. Imported by Premium Port Wines Inc. 97. 90 José Maria da Fonseca 2001 Periquita Classico (Terras do Sado); $19. This limited production version of the multimillion-bottle Periquita brand was aged for 24 months in American oak. Made from the Castelão grape, it is rich and velvety with flavors of dark figs. This is a wine that can certainly age—keep it for 5 years or more. 1,000 cases produced. Imported by Palm Bay Imports.