Fonseca Vintage Port 2011

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Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalThe winter and early spring were kind to the 2011 vintage, dropping some 500 millimetres of much needed rain on Pinhão in the heart of the Cima Corgo area through April. The weather turned dry but the rain did its job, allowing for perfect bunch development. A bit more precipitation in late August would help to finish off the growing season with highly coveted, even ripening across the region. The picking order began at Quinta do Panascal in the Távora Valley, followed by Quinta do Cruzeiro in the Pinhão Valley and finally at Quinta do Santo António, also in the Pinhão Valley. Early on the wines were aromatic and powerful and little has changed in the glass since then. The colour is almost black, the nose youthful with rich, floral aromatic notes, ripe black fruits, liquorice, perfumed violets, black tea and exotic five spice scents. The attack is rich and plump with fabulous black fruits, soya, raisins, licorice, mint and plums that sit on a stony mineral undercurrent. Really an opulent (Fonseca) style that is going to need decades to settle in. For these who love the hedonistic youthfulness of port it is amazingly approachable now but this wine will live for decades.Tasted: 23 March 2018Tasted by: Prices:

BC	$119.99	750ml	BCLS
AB	$126.00	750ml	private wine stores
ON	$125.00	750ml	special order
QC	$140.00	750ml
BC	$75.00	375ml	speculative listing - Pacific Wine and Spirits
AB	$65.00	375ml	private wine stores
MB	$125.00	750ml
QC	$73.00	375ml
SK	$120.00	750ml
SK	$375.00	750ml

Producer: Fonseca GuimaraensDistributors: Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Roriz - Tinta BarrocaCSPC: 842047UPC: 5013521100543

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Fonseca Vintage Port 2011

Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalA huge future ahead of this giant of a port, reminiscent of 1994. An aromatic, ripe blackberry jam, liquorice, perfumed violets and black tea nose with an exotic five spice undercurrent. The attack is rich and plump with fabulous black fruits, soya, raisins, licorice, mint and plums that sit on a stony mineral undercurrent. Characteristic Fonseca's structured, grippy tannins are lined with graphite while vibrant, almost crunchy acidity weaves dextrously throughout the density. Amazingly approachable now but this wine will live for decades. Texture weight, balance, freshness - it’s all here but if you can wait, wait. Young collectors should be stocking up on this port and prepare to drink an icon in 2050.Tasted: 29 December 2015Tasted by: Prices:

BC	$119.99	750ml	BCLS
AB	$126.00	750ml	private wine stores
ON	$125.00	750ml	special order
QC	$140.00	750ml
BC	$75.00	375ml	speculative listing - Pacific Wine and Spirits
AB	$65.00	375ml	private wine stores
MB	$125.00	750ml
QC	$73.00	375ml
SK	$120.00	750ml
SK	$375.00	750ml

Producer: Fonseca GuimaraensDistributors: Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Roriz - Tinta BarrocaCSPC: 842047UPC: 5013521100543

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Fonseca Vintage Port 2011

Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalAnother heady, exuberantly fruity 2011 with aromatic, blackberry jam, liquorice, black tea and spice on the nose. The attack is full on mixing fruit and soya with big concentration and length. Love the approachability of the wine but clearly it will keep for decades. Fruit stones and assorted mineral notes are all part of what will be a delicious port for decades. Young collectors should be stocking up on this.Tasted: 28 July 2013Tasted by: Prices:

BC	$119.99	750ml	BCLS
AB	$126.00	750ml	private wine stores
ON	$125.00	750ml	special order
QC	$140.00	750ml
BC	$75.00	375ml	speculative listing - Pacific Wine and Spirits
AB	$65.00	375ml	private wine stores
MB	$125.00	750ml
QC	$73.00	375ml
SK	$120.00	750ml
SK	$375.00	750ml

Producer: Fonseca GuimaraensDistributors: Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Roriz - Tinta BarrocaCSPC: 842047UPC: 5013521100543

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