2014 Fonseca LBV (unfiltered)
Posted: 22:12 Tue 30 Jun 2020
Tasted on 30/06/20 for online Port tasting #8. + Tasted over 3 hours from opening.
Quite a dark Port - not quite as dark as some other LBVs of similar age however. The nose of this is weak - terribly so. Really struggling to pick anything up. I was hoping for a nice little fruit punch as is typical for these LBVs. In the mouth, theres a decent bit of heat behind it, but again, I'm really struggling to pick anything up maybe a little bit of mint. At these levels, I feel anyone can taste whatever they think of. The lingering taste is a bit better bit of cherry and (a bit too) bitter orange.
I'm hoping (for Fonseca's sake) that either I'm off today or this bottle is a duff. I don't think it is.
I should have a decent amount tomorrow for an update.
Quite a dark Port - not quite as dark as some other LBVs of similar age however. The nose of this is weak - terribly so. Really struggling to pick anything up. I was hoping for a nice little fruit punch as is typical for these LBVs. In the mouth, theres a decent bit of heat behind it, but again, I'm really struggling to pick anything up maybe a little bit of mint. At these levels, I feel anyone can taste whatever they think of. The lingering taste is a bit better bit of cherry and (a bit too) bitter orange.
I'm hoping (for Fonseca's sake) that either I'm off today or this bottle is a duff. I don't think it is.
I should have a decent amount tomorrow for an update.