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Fonseca 1980

RegionPort
Subregion Portugal > Port
ColourRed
TypeFortified

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Tasting Notes

Very pale tawny – paler than many of the wines from 1970 and 1966! Delicate floral, tea leaf, orange peel, dried cherry and cinnamon. Juicy acidity, just as noted on both Dow and Graham 1980s, with delicate, elegant red fruit. Not the longest, but carries a graceful style.

16.5
Tim Jackson MW, JancisRobinson.com, February 2021
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