2014 Fonseca LBV
Posted: 22:17 Sun 07 May 2023
Bottled 2019, open about 30 minutes. A lovely plum red colour with an opaque centre and a wide rim. Plum jam on the nose combined with rock rose perfume. A lovely chocolate and bitter blackcurrant palate. Generous fruit, yet with gentle but lively tannins. A massive wave of acidity swamps the aftertaste, fading back to blackthorn and dark chocolate on the long finish. This is perfectly capable of aging for 5-10 years to soften and gain complexity, but is also very easy to drink. 87/100. Drunk 12-Mar-23.