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Fonseca Tawny Port Blend NV
PORTUGAL : DOURO Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cão FULL-BODIED, DRIED FIG, CARAMEL, TOASTED ALMOND, BUTTERSCOTCH, OAK Fonseca has produced Port from the Douro Valley since 1815, and the house style has always run richer and more generous than its peers — more dark fruit, more weight, more character through the finish. Tawny is Port that has spent time in small oak barrels, allowing slow oxidation to shift color from deep purple toward amber while layering in nutty, caramel-edged complexity that red and ruby styles never develop. This is Fonseca's entry into the Tawny category — structured enough to pour solo, sweet enough to carry through dessert, and honest about what it is: a practical, well-made fortified wine from one of Portugal's most respected houses. PAIRINGS : Stilton or Roquefort salt and fat cut the sweetness cleanly Crème brûlée caramel notes in the wine mirror the crust Toasted walnuts and almonds echoes the wine's oxidative nut character
Ratings on Delectable
Sipping Fine Wine 
Fonseca Port was founded in 1822 and successive generations of the Guimaraens family have upheld the Company’s reputation. Nice amber color with aromas of sweet berry fruits and spice notes. On the palate ripe cherry and berry flavors with sweet cinnamon spice and oak. Soft texture, lingering finish ending with a slight nutty character. Nice value. Tasting Sample.
Fonseca Port was founded in 1822 and successive generations of the Guimaraens family have upheld the Company’s reputation. Nice amber color with aromas of sweet berry fruits and spice notes. On the palate ripe cherry and berry flavors with sweet cinnamon spice and oak. Soft texture, lingering finish ending with a slight nutty character. Nice value. Tasting Sample.
8.7Denis Roudenko
15.5/20 (84/100)
15.5/20 (84/100)
8.3
Ray Vanderhoff
Fresh and Bright! Red color with brick shade around the rim. Plums, caramel and baking spices all dominate the nose and pallet. Rich and jammy. Decent amount of acidity. Excellent QPR!
Fresh and Bright! Red color with brick shade around the rim. Plums, caramel and baking spices all dominate the nose and pallet. Rich and jammy. Decent amount of acidity. Excellent QPR!
9.1
Philip Little
The ultimate communion wine
The ultimate communion wine
10Andy Lee
Porto
Porto
8.5Yeis Eao
Rich butterscotch envelopes orange liqueur and marula fruit notes. Soft and smooth with moderate sweetness balanced by a hint of acidity. A delicious accompaniment to chocolate.
Rich butterscotch envelopes orange liqueur and marula fruit notes. Soft and smooth with moderate sweetness balanced by a hint of acidity. A delicious accompaniment to chocolate.
8.7Melanie Piotrowski
A little sweeter than I was expecting, but with a 20% alc by vol, after a glass I no longer cared about the sweetness.
A little sweeter than I was expecting, but with a 20% alc by vol, after a glass I no longer cared about the sweetness.
8.0
Jai Bo
On the lighter side, sweet
On the lighter side, sweet
9.0
Graham Jenkins
Lovely, light, almost more of a ruby than a tawny
Lovely, light, almost more of a ruby than a tawny
8.9
Scott Reinhart
Very tasty, not too sweet
Very tasty, not too sweet
9.0
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