1983 Fonseca Vintage Port
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 10:36 pm
Since we are having a cool holiday weekend in the Northwest, what could better than a nice port.
I opened it about 12:30 pm and was very surprised to fine that it was ready to drink. A big nose, with frim tannins, nice plum, rasin and blackberry and decent finish. Still though I thought 5 hours in the decanter would help it even more. I was wrong.... The nose diminished dramaticly, and the fruit changed to a more rasin flavor. I scored it 90 points, but my buddy David thought more of it and gave it 93 points. But we both agreed it was a better wine when first opened.
I opened it about 12:30 pm and was very surprised to fine that it was ready to drink. A big nose, with frim tannins, nice plum, rasin and blackberry and decent finish. Still though I thought 5 hours in the decanter would help it even more. I was wrong.... The nose diminished dramaticly, and the fruit changed to a more rasin flavor. I scored it 90 points, but my buddy David thought more of it and gave it 93 points. But we both agreed it was a better wine when first opened.