1992 Fonseca Vintage Port
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:07 pm
Served at this tasting to give a counter to all those 1991s, and to recognize the new year coming. This was a deep ruby purple in color, second darkest of the tasting after the 1991 Taylor Q.d.Vargellas. There was some brown tinting and bricking apparent on day two (just a couple glasses left). There was a fair amount of fruit in the aroma, and it was a bit more complex than the 1991 Taylor in the mouth. On its own, I think this was the best wine of the tasting, although it was close to the 1991 Taylor and the 1991 Warres. Late on day 2 there was a lot of warmth, and some cherry and strawberry flavors. The finish was long, with warmth. After 31 hours in the decanter, this was past its peak. 93 points.