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FONSECA Vintage Port 2017

LotWineRegionQtyEstimateCurrent Bid
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FONSECA Vintage Port 2017 Portugal 1 BOTTLE AU$180-200 AUD $ 111
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FONSECA Vintage Port 2017 Portugal 1 BOTTLE AU$180-200 AUD $ 111

Robert Parker Score: 98 points

Reviewer: Mark Squires — August 2022 Week 14 Aug 2022

Drink 2030–2075

The 2017 Vintage Port, not quite bottled when originally seen, has now been in bottle for a couple of years. It is a field blend (with typical grapes like Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca) aged for approximately 20 months in used French oak. It comes in with 98 grams of residual sugar. This is a great Fonseca, distinctive, with a touch of eucalyptus and plums, but also loaded with delicious fruit. Like its Taylor's siblings, there is also a fine backbone. I'd say it is a step behind the Taylor's duo this year, but not by much. It will age well, to say the least.

Wine-Searcher Aggregated Score: 95 points

2017 Fonseca Vintage Port

Source: Wine-Searcher.com

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