Fonseca Vintage 2024
Port
Portugal, Portugal
Regular price£396.00
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Arriving: Late 2026
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| Style: Fortified | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 20.0% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2028 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2060 |
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Critic scores
98 NM, 18 JR, 19.5 RM
Critic reviews
"The 2024 Vintage Port is the first release for seven years, and the smallest release at just 3,900 cases. It has a gorgeous nose that is so typical of Fonseca. It is more exotic and Mediterranean than its sibling, Taylor's, blackberry intermingling with black olive tapenade, Provençal herbs, garrigue and melted tar. Superb definition. The palate is supremely well balanced with luscious black fruit tinged with white pepper and spice box. Very harmonious, with outstanding weight yet ethereal control and harmony on the finish, this is one of the greatest Fonseca releases in recent years."
Neal Martin, July 2026, Vinous.com
"Fruit from Quinta do Panascal, Quinta do Cruzeiro and Quinta de Sto António, whole bunches, varieties co-fermented in granite lagares. Typically foot-trodden to start before the mechanical pistons take over. The spirit for fortification is made from their own grapes. 7–8 months in small seasoned oak vats in the Douro and then 10 months in the same vats in Vila Nova de Gaia. TA 4.5 g/l, pH 3.66, RS 96 g/l. Total production 3,900 cases. More restrained than the Croft, but it opens up to violets and blueberries. Floral. Pretty, with underlying power. Great freshness and extremely pure fruit. Fine, chalky tannins with a lovely dusty finish. Fragrant and dry on the finish. Drink: 2034 – 2070."
Julia Harding, June 2026, JancisRobinson.com
Neal Martin, July 2026, Vinous.com
"Fruit from Quinta do Panascal, Quinta do Cruzeiro and Quinta de Sto António, whole bunches, varieties co-fermented in granite lagares. Typically foot-trodden to start before the mechanical pistons take over. The spirit for fortification is made from their own grapes. 7–8 months in small seasoned oak vats in the Douro and then 10 months in the same vats in Vila Nova de Gaia. TA 4.5 g/l, pH 3.66, RS 96 g/l. Total production 3,900 cases. More restrained than the Croft, but it opens up to violets and blueberries. Floral. Pretty, with underlying power. Great freshness and extremely pure fruit. Fine, chalky tannins with a lovely dusty finish. Fragrant and dry on the finish. Drink: 2034 – 2070."
Julia Harding, June 2026, JancisRobinson.com