Fonseca 2015 Late Bottle Vintage Port

Details

Fonsecas three vineyardsQuinta do Panascal, Quinta de Cruzeiro and Quinta de Santo Antnioall form the backbone of Fonsecas Late Bottled Vintage Portos, produced in excellent years when a general vintage is not declared. In the winery, the newly developed, robotic Port Toes technology for treading the grapes allows the winery to maximize the quality of the fruit by imitating the traditional action of human feet and avoiding damage to the bitter grape seeds. Fermentation is halted by the addition of grape spirits before all the residual sugar has been fermented, creating a sweet, fortified wine. The wine is then matured in neutral oak and bottled without filtration to allow further evolution in the bottle.

Blend: Touriga Nacional;Touriga Franca;Tinta Barroca;Tinta Roriz;Tinto Co;Tinta Amarela

Alcohol percentage: 20

Tasting Notes

This wine shows fresh, black fruit and dark cherry aromas and flavors, with spice notes. This concentrated, structured wine has great volume and mouthfeel, with fine length on the finish.