1985 Fonseca Vintage Port -- (375ml)

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Alex R
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1985 Fonseca Vintage Port -- (375ml)

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Apperance:(decanted 5-6hrs) Impressively dark concentrated color
Nose: cinnamon, dates, raisins, plums with a touch of heat
Palate: raspberry, blackberries,chocolate with very ripe tannins
Overall: clean, well balanced fruit with a very long finish. but at
25 this is still a child. 93-95pts :drunk:
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Re: 1985 Fonseca Vintage Port -- (375ml)

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Hey Alex, I didn't know you had it in ya. Thanks for your impressions on this excellent VP. Glad you got to enjoy a bottle. How long did it take you to finish it?

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Wow, a TN from Alex :thumbsup: Looks like all my :beat: has finally paid off [friends.gif]
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Re: 1985 Fonseca Vintage Port -- (375ml)

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Roy Hersh wrote:Hey Alex, I didn't know you had it in ya. Thanks for your impressions on this excellent VP. Glad you got to enjoy a bottle. How long did it take you to finish it?

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it took me about 2-3hrs to kill it!! :winebath:
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