Fonseca Vintage
Port 1985
Port, Portugal
Regular price£445.00
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| Style: Fortified | Drink from: 2005 |
| ABV: % | Drink to: 2032 |
| Packaging: OWC | Stock arriving: April 2025 |
Critic scores
93 RP, 17.5 JR, 96 DC
Critic reviews
"The 1985 Fonseca is still youthful in appearance with hardly any ageing on the rim. The nose offers kirsch, sloes and Christmas cake. With time, there are subtle notes of dried fig and dates beginning to emerge and add to the complexity. The palate is medium-bodied and beautifully balanced on the supple, rounded entry. It is not quite as complex as the aromatics, with dates and dried fig, the finish mellow and refined. It is very elegant for a Fonseca, weighty but supremely well focused. This is a fabulous Fonseca that is ready to drink now, but will age for another 30 or 40 years. Drink now-2030+."
Neal Martin, February 2013, RobertParker.com
"Deep garnet colour. Leathery ripeness dominates the nose, which is smoky and lightly gamey. The fruit still has excellent presence on both nose and palate, but the spice-box notes now overtake the fresher fruit tones. The sweetness is perfectly measured, rounding the edges and softening the tannins. More leather, clove and nutmeg linger on a very long finish. Ready, but with a long life ahead."
Tom Parker, December 2022, JancisRobinson.com
"A troublesome vintage for many shippers, but Fonseca 1985 never fails to impress tight-knit, dense and minty with a core of concentration and pure berry fruit. Succulent, wonderfully fresh and vibrant at 30 years old. Peacock’s tail of a finish. A real ‘wow’ of a wine that promises to last a lifetime."
Richard Mayson, November 2015, Decanter.com
Neal Martin, February 2013, RobertParker.com
"Deep garnet colour. Leathery ripeness dominates the nose, which is smoky and lightly gamey. The fruit still has excellent presence on both nose and palate, but the spice-box notes now overtake the fresher fruit tones. The sweetness is perfectly measured, rounding the edges and softening the tannins. More leather, clove and nutmeg linger on a very long finish. Ready, but with a long life ahead."
Tom Parker, December 2022, JancisRobinson.com
"A troublesome vintage for many shippers, but Fonseca 1985 never fails to impress tight-knit, dense and minty with a core of concentration and pure berry fruit. Succulent, wonderfully fresh and vibrant at 30 years old. Peacock’s tail of a finish. A real ‘wow’ of a wine that promises to last a lifetime."
Richard Mayson, November 2015, Decanter.com
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