Fonseca 2017 Vintage Port 750ml
- Gift wrapping:
- Click View Cart to add
Related Products
Fonseca 2000 Vintage Port 750ml
The 2000 Fonseca continues to exude finesse and focus on the nose, with pure blackberry, juniper berries, licorice and a touch of sloes, perhaps as Adrian Bridge remarked, just beginning to close...
Fonseca 2012 Guimaraens Vintage Port 750ml
“The 2012 Guimaraens Vintage Port was bottled in 2014. It comes in at 103 grams per liter of residual sugar. Surprisingly powerful, this opens as a brooding Port. It isn't so appealing just...
Fonseca Siroco Dry White Port 750ml
Pale, straw colour. A superb balance of ripe fruit, delicate acidity and elegant notes of wood aging. Full and fruity on the palate this wine has a glorious lingering finish and an attractive,...
Clients Also Viewed
Quinta do Noval 2017 Vintage Port 750ml
The 2017 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port was picked from August 21 to September 28 under perfect conditions. It has a tightly wound bouquet that requires a lot of aeration. Eventually it reveals...
__66619.1533682619.jpg?c=2 "Dow's 2006 Quinta do Bomfim Port 750ml")
Dow's 2006 Quinta do Bomfim Port 750ml
The nose on the Quinta do Bomfim 2006 is more masculine and reserved than the Quinta da Malvedos 2006 with tertiary/underbrush aromas and introspective dark fruits that demand coaxing. The palate is...
Taylor Fladgate 2003 Vintage Port 750ml
“The 2003 Taylor’s has a lovely ripe, primal bouquet of blackberry, raspberry, vanilla and marmalade that shows slightly better delineation than the Fonseca. The palate is medium-bodied...
Siro Pacenti 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne 750ml
Giancarlo Pacenti knows his land well and is a skillful farmer, especially with regards to navigating a challenging vintage like this. The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne boasts a...
Taylor Fladgate 2016 Vintage Port 750ml
Now with a couple years in bottle, I am erring to the Taylor’s over the Fonseca (although these can always change!) The Taylor’s show more delineation and refinement with pure black...
Ramos Pinot Adriano Porto White Reserva 750ml
Shows peach melba, almond cream and tangerine flavors on a plump and rounded frame, finishing with a hint of well-buttered piecrust. Drink now. -- JM, Wine Spectator, 2019
Description
The 2017 Vintage Port, not quite bottled when seen but the final blend, 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, a little drier on paper than its Taylor sibling this year. Sappy and sensational in flavor and fruit, this seemingly has moderate tannins around the edges on first taste, velvety texture and a long finish. Despite the first impression of moderation, there is plenty of power here. As it got some aeration, it showed nothing but power and closed down fairly hard. The combination of great fruit and fine structure makes this a potentially great Fonseca, but right now it is obviously immature and not showing everything it has. I'd recommend some patience here.
Score: (96 - 98) points -- Mark Squires, RobertParker.com, July 2019
Shipping & Returns
We use Canada Post for the majority of deliveries and a courier for those nearest our location. If you are not at home when Canada Post attempts delivery of your package, they will leave a note with the nearest pickup location. We cannot ship outside of the province and packages delivered by Canada Post cannot be left on the doorstep because there is an age check requirement (19+) for alcohol. Packages shipped to downtown Vancouver may arrive the same day or next day depending on time of order. Order cut-off is generally 12pm on a best-efforts basis. We will contact you if we require more information to set up delivery.
Within Downtown Vancouver - 0-1 business days
Outside Downtown Vancouver - 1-2 business days
Read the full shipping terms by clicking here. These shipping estimates depend on the recipient's availability and are not offered as any kind of guarantee.
