Fine Wine Online Auction

May 1515, 2018
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LOT 193

Lot 193

FONSECA VINTAGE PORT 1970 (1) 95 WA
TAYLOR FLADGATE & YEATMAN VINTAGE PORT 1970 (1) 96 WA

FONSECA VINTAGE PORT 1970 (1) 95 WA
TAYLOR FLADGATE & YEATMAN VINTAGE PORT 1970 (1) 96 WA
Lot 193 Details
FONSECA VINTAGE PORT 1970 (1)

Douro, Portugal.
stained and scraped label

Tasted at the Vintners Company’s 650th anniversary celebration at Vintners Hall, the Fonseca 1970 was the finest bottle I have encountered. The bouquet opens beautifully with heady scents of clove, ginger, small red cherries, bergamot and allspice, displaying exquisite definition and harmony. The palate follows suit with lovely balance and poise in the mouth, notes of kirsch, shaved ginger and walnut building to an opulent, viscous finish that lacquers the mouth. Yet this bottle shows more control than the bottle tasted four years ago. The 1970 Fonseca is in a very nice place at the moment. You should join it. Tasted May 2013. WA 95

TAYLOR FLADGATE & YEATMAN VINTAGE PORT 1970 (1)

Douro, Portugal.
stained and scraped label

WA 96

2 bts.    per lot $400 - $700

Realised: $600
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

CONDITION DETAILS

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LOT 193
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