97 points “Fonseca vintage Ports are always among the most attractive and long-lived. This 2003 conforms magnificently to that model. It is structured rich powerful and opulent. There are cassis and black fig flavours as well as sweet tannins. It is delicious already and will remain delicious throughout its long life.” – Wine Enthusiast
Hitting our website just as this fabulous wine enters its drinking window Fonseca Vintage Port 2003 is simply sensational. Many compare Taylor’s Port to Bordeaux’s Château Latour. If that’s the case then the velvety fruit-driven and sensual Fonseca must be Port’s Pétrus. Clean and pure this is a Port that will brighten the palate even after the heaviest of meals.
While tasting one of Fonseca’s famous Ports respected wine critic Matthew Jukes wrote “We should all drink more Port as it’s one of the world’s most iconic wine styles.” So enthralled by this great Port house he went on to describe them as a “swaggering talent”. So what better way could there be to experience this “swaggering talent” and “drink more Port” than by adding one of their Vintage Ports to your wine rack forthwith.
Owned by The Fladgate Partnership who also look after Taylor’s and Croft Fonseca has a cult following. It remains the choice of those in-the-know maybe precisely because it has a slightly lower profile than its stable mates. However this is very much a Port House firing on all cylinders; the quality of their Ports is through the roof and should not be missed.
SKU No.: 3440390
Style No.: 878543
Region: Douro
Grapes: Mixed
Closure: Cork
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 20%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites
97 points “Fonseca vintage Ports are always among the most attractive and long-lived. This 2003 conforms magnificently to that model. It is structured rich powerful and opulent. There are cassis and black fig flavours as well as sweet tannins. It is delicious already and will remain delicious throughout its long life.” – Wine Enthusiast
Hitting our website just as this fabulous wine enters its drinking window Fonseca Vintage Port 2003 is simply sensational. Many compare Taylor’s Port to Bordeaux’s Château Latour. If that’s the case then the velvety fruit-driven and sensual Fonseca must be Port’s Pétrus. Clean and pure this is a Port that will brighten the palate even after the heaviest of meals.
While tasting one of Fonseca’s famous Ports respected wine critic Matthew Jukes wrote “We should all drink more Port as it’s one of the world’s most iconic wine styles.” So enthralled by this great Port house he went on to describe them as a “swaggering talent”. So what better way could there be to experience this “swaggering talent” and “drink more Port” than by adding one of their Vintage Ports to your wine rack forthwith.
Owned by The Fladgate Partnership who also look after Taylor’s and Croft Fonseca has a cult following. It remains the choice of those in-the-know maybe precisely because it has a slightly lower profile than its stable mates. However this is very much a Port House firing on all cylinders; the quality of their Ports is through the roof and should not be missed.
SKU No.: 3440390
Style No.: 878543