Varietal: Port Blend | Location: Portugal - Douro Valley - Vintage Port
WS 92
WA 88
Shows aromas of very ripe fruit and sweet tobacco, with hints of earth and spices. Full-bodied and medium sweet, with round, velvety tannins and a long, fruity finish. Likeable for its soft texture. Best after 2016. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. –JS
Varietal: Port Blend | Location: Portugal - Douro Valley - Vintage Port
WS 95
Redolent of blackberry and dark fruits, this also features a fascinating mix of mocha, graphite and tobacco flavors. Very juicy as well, which figures into the finish of fine-grained tannins and spice. An exuberant and refined Vintage Port. Best from 2020 through 2050. 5,000 cases made. ?KM
Varietal: Port Blend | Location: Portugal - Douro Valley - Vintage Port
WS 95
Redolent of blackberry and dark fruits, this also features a fascinating mix of mocha, graphite and tobacco flavors. Very juicy as well, which figures into the finish of fine-grained tannins and spice. An exuberant and refined Vintage Port. Best from 2020 through 2050. 5,000 cases made. ?KM
Varietal: Port Blend | Location: Portugal - Douro Valley - Tawny
WS 90
Medium-bodied, with a fresh allure to the flavors of baked apricot, dried mango and cherry tart. This is long and delicate on the spice-filled finish. Drink now. 10,000 cases made. –KM
Varietal: Port Blend | Location: Portugal - Douro Valley - Vintage Port
WS 88
WE 92
Fruity, big, ripe wine, its tannins enveloped in the ripe forward fruit. There is sweetness here from black figs and berries, while red berries give acidity. Will it age? Yes, there are tannins to put it on the long road.
Varietal: Port Blend | Location: Portugal - Douro Valley - Tawny
WS 90
Very spicy, with clove, maple, and ginger cream flavors leading the way. There's a smoky essence to the dark cherry and baked apricot notes, which power through to the finish. Drink now. –KM
Varietal: Port Blend | Location: Portugal - Douro Valley
Chocolaty and plush, displaying good concentration to the ripe plum, mocha and dark cherry flavors, with paprika accents. Very fruity, with raspberry notes, on the finish. Drink now through 2016.
Varietal: Port Blend | Location: Portugal - Douro Valley - Vintage Port
WS 94
WA 95
ST 95
Dense ruby/purple colored, with an exotic, exuberant perfume of black fruits, flowers, incense and licorice, this unctuously-textured, full-bodied port is one or 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 stndards). 2006-2025.