Fonseca 40 Year Old Tawny Port

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Fonseca 40 Year Old Tawny - An Excellent 40th Birthday or Anniversary Gift

As opposed to the Dow Colheita the Fonseca 40 Year Old Tawny is a blend of Tawny Ports from different vintages but with an average of 40 years old.

Tasting Notes - Fonseca 40 Year Old is a unique tawny port of great age with the characteristic olive ochre colour of the very oldest ports matured in cask. Decades of evaporation have concentrated this extraordinary wine almost to an essence. The nose has incredible power and density, unashamedly dominated by an all-pervading aroma of fine oak wood. Here, the typical aromas of cask ageing abound: spicy smells of clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and liquorice, warm roasted coffee smells, and an intense nuttiness reminiscent of walnut and hazelnut. It has an incredible, lengthy finish leaving a mouthful of lasting, mellow, spicy flavours and a persistent impression of fine seasoned oak.

To Serve - It is an excellent accompaniment to many deserts. It also combines well with flavours of figs, almonds and caramel. It is an excellent compliment for a crème brulée or a plate of wild strawberries. It may also be appreciated on its own, at the end of the meal, with walnuts or dried fruit and can be served cool in the summer.

Tasting Notes

Food and Wine Guide 2007

"Forty years have done exceptionally well by this off-dry, truffle and musk-scented Tawny, laden with figs and stones." Food & Wine Guide, 2007

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Fareham Wine Cellar
Independent wine merchant in Fareham that sells Fonseca 40 year old Tawny.

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