In the glass

Medium-bodiedLow tanninMedium aciditySweetLong finish

Aroma: plummy, mature fruit, cinnamon, butterscotch, oak

Palate: rich, mellow

A fine, mellow twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.

What it pairs with

  • Almond and orange cake
    Citrus and nuts echo the cask-aged profile.
  • Creme brulee
    Caramelised custard meets honeyed nuttiness.
  • Aged cheese with quince
    Marmelada lifts the candied citrus.

History

Aged tawnies sit alongside Fonseca's Vintage tradition, blended to a twenty-year average age.

  1. 1815 — House founded

Facts

Producer
Fonseca Porto
Grapes
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz
Classification
DOC Porto
Oak
Aged on average twenty years in seasoned oak casks
ABV
20.0%
Price
EUR 45 to 65 at retail
Drinking window
0 to 5 from release
First vintage
1815

Scores

  • Wine Spectator 93

Tags

drink young fortified port low tannin medium acid medium body mood elegant occasion gift occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with creme brulee pairs with digestif pairs with fruit desserts price premium sweet tinta barroca tinta roriz touriga franca touriga nacional
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