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16½/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalThis exuberant, youthful tawny is packed with spices and lush dark fruits, true to Fonseca's house style, with a generous, almost hedonistic, palate that's richly concentrated with fruit and accented by caramel and spiced nuts. It's a sweeter style of tawny port, but with the fruit concentration to keep everything in balance. A perfect dessert on its own. Bottled in 2018.Tasted: 01 October 2022Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
90POINTS
16½/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalWith a medium mahogany hue, this 10 Year Old Tawny from Fonseca (bottled in 2018) opens with evolved aromas of dates, spices, and pecans, blended with subtle dried herb notes. The warm alcohol, along with underlying tannins, is wrapped with unctuous sweetness. The delicate and nuanced finish offers lingering nuttiness and pleasant walnut skin bitterness.Tasted: 26 November 2022Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
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16¼/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalTen years of aging in wood may sound like a long time, but this is quite youthful as far as tawny port goes. It still has a lot of colour at its core, and there are heaps of fresh dark fruits. There's a hint of the alluring rancio character that comes with more time in cask, but this is really about the lush fruit and exotic spices that permeate Fonscea's ports. Delicious and ready to drink now.Tasted: 16 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
91POINTS
16¾/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalThe Fonseca 10 Year Old comes by its tawny colour naturally, spending ten years ageing in Portuguese pipes. These ten years in casks sculpts its spicy tea and walnut nose with pungent rancio, cedar, and cherry notes. The front end is mellow with spiced fruitcake, walnuts, golden raisin compote and black tea. A smooth, silky, extended finish that persists for minutes. Youthful, but ready to drink.Tasted: 05 November 2019Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
90POINTS
16½/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalConsistent and classic, Fonseca 10-Year-Old comes by its tawny colour through ten years of barrel aging. That decade in small casks helps shape this spicy tea and walnut nose flecked with cedar, cherry and rancio notes. The attack is rich and smooth, mellow with high toned, youthful notes of spiced fruitcake, walnuts, tea, golden raisin compote and spice. There's a grip and power here that gives a welcome kick to the smooth palate. Still quite youthful, but it is ready to drink. Try this with a selection of cheese or solo with some fresh almonds.Tasted: 29 January 2018Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
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16/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalThis is distinctly reddish cherry in hue, looking like a red wine and not a typical Tawny 10. Youthful sweet cherries, sugarplum, toasted nutmeg, marmalade is lined with a turbindo sugar on the medium palate. Brisk, gruff acidity and a very grippy, bitter walnut finish counters the sweetness and welcomes food pairing.Tasted: 13 December 2017Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
88POINTS
16/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalReddish cherry in hue, almost looking like a red wine. The nose is less classically tawny, though friendly and appealing with youthful sweetness, orange and cherry notes carring through to the turbindo sugar-led palate. Brisk, gruff acidity and a very grippy finish counters the sweetness and welcomes food pairing.Tasted: 21 December 2016Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
89POINTS
16¼/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalConsistent and classic, Fonseca 10 year old Tawny comes by its tawny colour through ten years of barrel aging. Lovely high toned, youthful notes of spiced fruitcake, walnuts, tea, golden raisin compote and spice. There's a grip and power here that gives a welcome kick to the smooth palate.Tasted: 29 December 2015Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
90POINTS
16½/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalAs consistent as ever, this aged tawny offers licorice, peppery, spicy, black tea, walnut aromas with a touch cedar, dried cherry and leather notes. The palate is smooth and medium sweet with light toffee, dried fruit, tobacco, walnut and tea flavours. Ready to drink any time with cheeses, dessert or toasted nuts. A civilised post-dinner drink.Tasted: 26 May 2015Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
90POINTS
16½/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalTen years in small casks helps shape this spicy tea and walnut nose flecked with cedar, cherry and rancio notes. The attack is rich and smooth, mellow if you prefer with honeyed, dried fruit, tobacco, walnut and tea flavours. Still quite youthful but it is ready to drink. Try this with a selection of cheese or solo with some fresh almonds.Tasted: 29 July 2012Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
89POINTS
16¼/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalLight cherry with an amber hue. Spicy, peppery, cedar, licorice, black tea, walnut and black cherry aromas. Rich, round, warm but elegant and not too sweet with good acidity. Very rancio, walnut, tea, smoky, cedar, licorice root, tobacco and butter flavours. Tighter, elegant finish, a good drink anytime.Tasted: 10 December 2008Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
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16¼/20
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalBig spicy, tea, peppery, walnut nose with a touch of rancio butter. Rich, honeyed, rancio entry with nutty walnut, tobacco, black cherry and buttery, tea flavours. Intense and warm but elegant with a dryer finish, good value here. Best served with caramelised desserts such as crème brûlée.Tasted: 21 November 2005Tasted by: Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml | SAQ |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml | PEILCC |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml | NLLC |
Blend: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinta Barroca - Tinta Roriz - Tinto Cão - Tinta AmarelaCSPC: 625038UPC: 5013521100949
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