World Wine 2003 Fonseca Vintage Port

Oporto, Portugal Fonseca 2003 Vintage Port may be the best of this outstanding new vintage just released. Pierre Rovani for Wine Advocate rated it 96+, with a glowing review: "Possibly the most masculine Fonseca IÂ’ve ever encountered, it coats the tasterÂ’s palate with licorice, jammy black fruits, and notes of chocolate that last for over a minute. This blockbuster will require at least three decades to fully blossom. Anticipated maturity: 2035-2060." Fonseca 2003 Vintage Port was described as follows by James Suckling in Wine Spectator: "Wild aromas, with flowers, blackberries and passion fruit. Full-bodied, massive on the palate. Medium-sweet. The finish goes on for minutes. A mega young Port. Fonseca. What do you expect? Score range: 95-100 (JS)" Vintage port is the jewel of every shipper s portfolio, the most prized of all port wines. It is generally accepted that the first vintage port was produced in the late 1700s; the first generally declared vintage was that of 1775. The first Fonseca Vintag