Vintage
VERY HARMONIOUS, FULL MOUTH. WONDERFULLY COMPLEX. SILKY TEXTURE; GLORIOUSLY SMOOTH AND ALMOST VOLUPTUOUS IN ITS VOLUME.
Fonseca has been part of the first category of Vintage Port wine producers since the mid-19th century. Fonseca Vintage Port wines are known for their lush fruitiness that develops great opulence and complexity with age. Their wines appeal to the enthusiast and connoisseur, perhaps more than the Vintage Ports of any other house, because they are the result of inspired production and a deep knowledge of viticulture and terroir.
Vintage Port wines represent the best of the products of an exceptional year. Unlike Port wines that age in wood, Vintage Port wines will continue to age and improve in bottle for decades, inscribing in their character both the characteristics of the vineyard and the influence of the winemaker.
The company's Vintage Port wines come from its own estates: Cruzeiro and Santo António in the Pinhão valley, which have contributed to the company's Vintage Port blend for 100 years, as well as the Panascal estate in the Távora valley.
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BOTTLE LAIN DOWN
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DECANTING RECOMMENDED
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VEGAN
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16ºC - 18 ºC
The Port continues to improve for decades after bottling. The bottle should be kept lain down in a cool place, ideally at a temperature below 16ºC.
Should be decanted before being served. Stand the bottle upright a few hours before decanting to allow the sediment to fall to the bottom of the bottle. Pour the wine in a slow, steady stream into a decanter, ensuring that only the clear wine is poured, leaving the sediment behind.
This Port wine is Vegan friendly
The wine benefits from being served between 16ºC to 18ºC.
The Port continues to improve for decades after bottling. The bottle should be kept lain down in a cool place, ideally at a temperature below 16ºC.
Should be decanted before being served. Stand the bottle upright a few hours before decanting to allow the sediment to fall to the bottom of the bottle. Pour the wine in a slow, steady stream into a decanter, ensuring that only the clear wine is poured, leaving the sediment behind.
This Port wine is Vegan friendly
The wine benefits from being served between 16ºC to 18ºC.
Tasting Notes
Rich ruby color filling the center, with blondish highlights. A totally harmonious wine on the bouquet. The nose overflows with aromas of cured leather, warm orange jam, cinnamon, fragrant rosewood. Pungent, fat, round, great volume on the nose. Then a wonderful peardrop note standing out on the finish.
Very harmonious, full mouthfeel. Wonderfully complex. Silky texture; gloriously smooth and almost voluptuous in its volume. Classic Fonseca opulence and immense fruit. A great example of a 1963 vintage. Aging very well and still with great life ahead. Licorice, hints of dried plum, somewhat fleshy, touches of tea and cigar box, which remain quite well on the finish.
Notes on Viticultural Year
A very cold winter delayed flowering and occasioned the latest painter since 1946. A cool summer caused ripening to occur very slowly. Harvest started very late, in the second week of October, when warm weather allowed the crop to ripen.
The vintage reports describe that the wines had a deep color, were full of flavor, and had a lot of body. Most producers declared the year 1963.
