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LOT 295

Lot 295

CROFT VINTAGE PORT 1963 (1)
FONSECA VINTAGE PORT 1963 (1) 96 WA

CROFT VINTAGE PORT 1963 (1) FONSECA VINTAGE PORT 1963 (1) 96 WA
Lot 295 Details
CROFT VINTAGE PORT 1963 (1)
Douro, Portugal.
nick on label

FONSECA VINTAGE PORT 1963 (1)
Douro, Portugal.

This example was bottled in Porto and remained in the house’s bin until this tasting. The 1963 Vintage Port has a dark russet color. The nose is beautifully defined, perhaps this particular bottle less exuberant than other that I have encountered. It offers walnut, small cherries, juniper berries and a touch of spirit that expands in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with wonderful balance and fine tannins. It has tremendous weight matched by nigh perfect acidity. It is very harmonious, almost honeyed towards the finish with hazelnut and cloves infusing the decayed fruit and hints of menthol on the spicy aftertaste. This is a sublime Fonseca that will last another two or three decades with ease. Drink now-2030+. (Tasted 2013, Neal Martin WA 205) 96 WA


2 bts. per lot $500 - $700

Realised: $780
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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