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Porto Fonseca Vintage Fonseca Guimaraens 10 years

  • Red fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • 20% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Fortified wine

A port with incredible aging potential. A real aromatic and tasty treasure to keep. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Remark: Bottled in 1997
  • Country/Region: Portugal, Douro
  • Appellation/Wine: Porto
  • More information....

Porto Fonseca Vintage Fonseca Guimaraens 10 yearsserve at a temperature of 15°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Petits fondants au chocolat, Bleu dAuvergne, Fourme dAmbert.

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Porto Fonseca Vintage Fonseca Guimaraens 10 years

The wine

Vintage Port is only produced in very great years, and comes from the three domains of Fonseca. Each of them lends its own typical character to this port. Cruzeiro supplies the muscular tannins and dark colour; Panascal provides the fruit and San Antonio lends complexity, acidity and aromas. It is possible to drink this port in its youth, but it will be even better if cellared for several years. Its ageing potential is immense: several decades at an absolute minimum.

Information about domain Fonseca

Fonseca owes its international reputation to its iconic 1840 vintage port. It was founded in 1815, and four families have shaped the company originally established by the Fonseca and Monteiro families. They were followed by the Guimaraens who ran the business for over a century and established its reputation as a Premier Cru vintage port house. They were succeeded by the Yeatmans, who took over the reins at Fonseca in the second half of the 20th century. In the closing decades of the 20th century, Fonseca acquired a number of domaines in the Douro valley. The three domaines owned by the company are Cruzeiro and Santo Antonio (in the Pinhao valley) and Panascal (in the Tavora Valley). They are all managed organically. Fonseca is now owned by Taylor and David Guimaraens is in charge of vinification at the ultra-famous domaines.

Detailed characteristics

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 good appearance
  • Remark: Bottled in 1997
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
  • French customs seal: no
  • Alcohol percentage: 20 %
  • Country/Region: Portugal, Douro
  • Appellation/Wine: Porto
  • Vintage: ----
  • Color: Red
  • Service temperature: 15°
  • Viticulture: Conventional 
  • Intensity: Fortified wine
  • Dominant aroma: Red fruit
  • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
  • Grape variety: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz
Porto Fonseca Vintage Fonseca Guimaraens 10 years
Porto Fonseca Vintage Fonseca Guimaraens 10 years

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Porto Fonseca Vintage Fonseca Guimaraens 10 years

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format