1927 Fonseca Vintage Port
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:59 pm
1927 Fonseca Vintage Port
Drank on 09 October 2008 at The Bell offline. Decanted for four hours. A pale brown with a hint of red in the body. The nose hints at a fine malt whisky, with aromas of dried oranges. The palate was most interesting, and it certainly told me that this Port had a good deal of bottle age on it. There was no alcohol at all noticeable and the tannins were invisible to me. A spike of brown sugar carries the medium bodied palate, which then finishes with dryness reminiscent of marmalade. Good viscosity all the way through the palate which also showed aged mint nuances. When the bottle was revealed, we were all surprised as we had not guessed the Port was this old. My first time trying this extremely rare Port, and my sincere thanks to Tom Archer for bringing it to the table. 92/100.
Drank on 09 October 2008 at The Bell offline. Decanted for four hours. A pale brown with a hint of red in the body. The nose hints at a fine malt whisky, with aromas of dried oranges. The palate was most interesting, and it certainly told me that this Port had a good deal of bottle age on it. There was no alcohol at all noticeable and the tannins were invisible to me. A spike of brown sugar carries the medium bodied palate, which then finishes with dryness reminiscent of marmalade. Good viscosity all the way through the palate which also showed aged mint nuances. When the bottle was revealed, we were all surprised as we had not guessed the Port was this old. My first time trying this extremely rare Port, and my sincere thanks to Tom Archer for bringing it to the table. 92/100.
