Fonseca, Siroco White Port

Brother Brian's Blind Syrah Tastng (Seattle Brother’s House) : Day 14: Rich and love it. Blackberries, soy, tar, black licorice, dust and ripe plums. Medium plus finish.

2003 vintage

Open that bottle - Jason chooses 2016 Bond Vecina (Dan's condo in the Carlyle) : It's port, I am not a fan of port and this is no exception.

2000 vintage

Un porto droit, puissant et complet. Encore bien jeune mais abordable et déjà bien agréable. 93+ pts

2000 vintage

Fantastic, drank t=it over two weeks and got better by the day. medium body, very fruit forward, moderate heat from the alcohol. Notes of leather, red berries, blackberries. Really delicious.

2003 vintage

Decanted roughly 4 hours before drinking on the first night. Rather unexpected watery garnet color as I had expected a much deeper color. There was substantial yet mostly very fine sediment. The nose was a myriad of fragrances from Asian spices to cedar to plums to tar to...you name it. On the palate the wine is, to my experience, the epitome of balance in vintage port. It's sweet, it's got great acid balance, it's fruity, and there's no overt alcohol …

1992 vintage

I poured this to cover the rest of my evening, watching the USA - Slovakia game at the World Junior Championship, one of my very favorite events on the annual sports calendar. If you are a hockey fan and this isn't something you watch every year (it's on NHL Network), you are really missing out. As for the Fonseca: delicious, poached dark fruits as suggested by a previous reviewer; I get hints of kirsch cake (but not the one my …

1992 vintage

Decanted 18 hours. Based on warnings in here, I opened it with a Durand. The cork was just fine. Excellent wine with such elegance and beautifully balanced. First bottle of a six pack.

2000 vintage

Corked

2000 vintage

30 Years of Wine-Pages and 25 Years of the Wine Pages Forum (Hawksmoor, Edinburgh) : A plummy ,remarkably unporty nose. Very lovely open, ready vintage port on the palate. Very clean feeling. Sweet black cherry fruit. Bit of a milk chocolate feel until overtaken by some spirituosity on finish.

2000 vintage

30 Years of Wine Pages and 25 years of the Wine Pages Forum - A Celebration Dinner (Hawksmoor, Edinburgh) : A quality port here but feels less ready than the Vesuvio tonight. There are spirity cranberries and some chestnut brazier notes alongside some rich plum fruits on the nose. The palate is rich and porty (!) with some plum fruit and chocolate. As this breathes there are some redcurrants and Rooibos tea characteristics. Would love to revisit in a decade. …

2000 vintage

Opened for special Thanksgiving lunch. It didn’t disappoint. The Fonseca 1977 shows remarkable freshness and depth for its age. Dark fruit, spice, cocoa and dried fig come through in layers, with an aftertaste that keeps developing long after the sip. I believe it can still hold for many years and remain exceptional.

1977 vintage

From a split. This is drinking well now, but I suspect will go for decades more. Drank over two nights, and was better on night two after sitting overnight in a carafe at wine fridge temperature.

1992 vintage

Popped, poured, and consumed over three days. Light, luminescent reddish color; rum-soaked fruitcake nose. Nutty, dried fruit character. The wine is noticeably better on day two. Ambrosial fig notes, along with raisinated sweet grape candy. Delicious.

1977 vintage

Fonseca vs Nacional EPIC Legacy Port Weekend; 10/18/2025-10/19/2025 (Northern Chicago Restaurants) : EPIC Legacy Port Weekend. Hot year, rich and forward dark fruit, finesse of the tannin’s.

2003 vintage

Opened for a friend's birthday since it's his birth year. Out of 375ml. Super fresh and young, even with a double decant. Great fruit and good acidity. Not clunky. Very mineral. In a good spot with a decant. Still fairly big in style though.

1992 vintage

Fonseca vs Nacional EPIC Legacy Port Weekend; 10/18/2025-10/19/2025 (Northern Chicago Restaurants) : Clean color. Tasty on the palate and finish. Alcohol was at the back end after a 4+hr decant. So smooth. BUY

1975 vintage

Fonseca vs Nacional EPIC Legacy Port Weekend; 10/18/2025-10/19/2025 (Northern Chicago Restaurants) : EPIC Legacy Port Weekend. Deeper amber color color, long lasting flavor, lingering on the finish, wanting more. Long term potential. Great declared year.

2000 vintage

Lazaros blind tasting group : The wine shows deep yellow colour with some copper hints In the nose, the wine shows high intensity, nutty, almond, citrus compote notes, lemon curd, dried fruit notes, cheese crust notes. In the palate, the wine shows med to full body, shows texture, the wine follows the profile, citrus again, compote note again. The wine shows high acidity, warmth, almond notes, walnut liqueur, plain and straightforward, dry to medium dry, med to long finish with …

Tasting Ground official tasting, Blind tasting #29 (Oinoscent) : The wine shows dry profile, citrus notes, va notes, sweet dried citrus notes, thin almond layer, plain and straightforward Palate shows richness, a touch sweet, nutty, almond, walnut, dried stone fruit, citrus, fresh, warmth, high acidity, va notes again, long finish

Enjoyed with my parents for 50th wedding anniversary. This is a special wine, well worth the wait. Should have decanted longer but 1 hour was enough to realize just how incredible it is. Still fresh, nutty, sweet raisin, a bit hot at times but mellowed out over time. Smooth syrupy finish that just begged for chocolate toffee. Phenomenal wine. My parents were blown away, too.

1977 vintage

This was still in excellent condition with good levels of sweet fruit

1975 vintage

Acidic

1992 vintage

Cork crumbled, but I was able to salvage most of the juice and after being in a decanter for a couple of hours, this porto is really singing. Big nose, tons of raisony spicy fruit and super long, tasty finish...really outstanding. Plan to save some for tomorrow to see if it improves.

2000 vintage

Double blind from a small capped bottle (as part of a zoom tasting). Excellent nose of sweet poached plums, violets, dark spices. No fruit cake or spice cake. Very focused and aristocratic - some graphite and a bit of graham cracker. The palate is similar. Dark purple, spices with violets and graphite and dark plummy fruit. This is the style of port I like. Almost no cake aspects to it at all. After it was nailed down to 1992, my …

1992 vintage

I drank a half bottle a few months ago, so this is from memory. It was delicious, like candy. Still very young and simple. I think that this will be the second best of the 2003 vintage. Taylor is showing more complexity at this point, and I think it will be the best, though it too is still very young. I would buy many bottles of both now if I could, before they get too expensive. Given limited means, I …

2003 vintage

Drinking beautifully. Sweet raisins and heady florals greet the nose. The palate is fine and ethereal. It has nice savoury nuance and a clean and fresh spirit. It finishes with loads of fruit and hint of milk chocolate and is very persistent.

1977 vintage

Cork was a minor disaster, but wow...decanter 2 hr then humming - bread pudding, caramel, Kirsch. Surprisingly refreshing, youthful finish. Complex and much more to give.

2000 vintage

Woodward Road Trip!; 8/16/2025-8/23/2025 (Start in Eugene, 8/16-17 and end in Sunriver 8/21-23) : I lost this in 2016, and found it recently while looking for a 2000 Graham's for this trip! Okey dokey! Despite being on its side for 19 years, the cork dried out and crumbled...oh, ohh... A significant crust as expected. JKWoodward did a masterful job of double decanting and coffee filtering after a serious scrape job in the neck. Note to self: bring Durand on trips …

2000 vintage

Coravin Pour - 7 ounces in a Zalto universal wine glass Day 1, 6 hours after pour, drank half - Excellent vintage port. Similar to past tastings. Dark red and purple color . Sweet with firm tannins; plums and raisins. Long, delicious finish. Not showing as much fruit and nuance as last tasting from 750. (95) Day 2, 30 hours after pour (left in Zalto glass, in cellar) - great case study ... really opened up. Excellent! As magical as …

2003 vintage

Double decanted. The alcohol was a bit overpowering upon opening, but on night 2 this was just glorious. Sweet roses on the nose carry through on the palate. Alcohol on day 2 was completely integrated, as was the residual sugar. I'm not extremely well versed on port, but this was a port worth loving.

1977 vintage

Ok. I see what 2003 port is about. Very forward nose - very sweet, fruity and spicy. Graham cracker? maybe some florals in the background. Really expansive on the palate with deep spice and fruit. Exotic and plush - definitely a crowd pleaser with the Fonseca exoticism in spades but it works. Finish isn't as strong. Nose - 5.5+?/6, Palate - 5.5+?/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20 (w 17.5-18/20 potential.)

2003 vintage

Massive. Minutes long finish. Needs another 20 years. Maybe 40. Components not even close to being knit together. Black fruit. Cassis. Spice party. Amazing weight. Imagine buckets of cassis reduced to one glass. Wow. This is a great reminder that I need to drink far more port. From 750

2003 vintage

this 375 bottle (bought at winery) was slightly disappointing. Good, but not as good as last few bottles.

2003 vintage

Chocolate covered cherry, beach plum jam, raspberry liqueur, strawberry & earthy plum. Rich, rich, rich. On the medium/lighter side of things, with mostly soft & resolved tannins. Medium minus acidity & medium/medium minus intensity. Very pretty, if not a knock-out. Cork disaster (along with the 95 Coutet)!

2000 vintage

Has developed into something beautiful. In full force, raisins dominating the palate. A real joy with a long future ahead

2000 vintage

Drank at 67 Still fresh and young

1992 vintage

Split. Elegant and powerful expression of Vintage Port. Complex layers (carob, baking spices, dried fruits, savory, tobacco, molasses, cacao, coal, etc) in harmonious, inflection-changing interplay. Strking textural weight, backed by powdery and steely tannins. Modest sweetness, integrated alcohol. High symmetry and balance. This bottle had a decade of evolution and life ahead of it. Profound. Soul-stirring. Satisfying. 97-98.

2000 vintage

Coravin pour (tasted without time or air) - Wow! Still a beautiful red color for 20 years in bottle. Sweet with firm tannins; plums and raisins. Long, delicious finish. There is a lot going on here - really awesome. Probably my favorite vintage port in the past few years. Looking forward to trying in again after it has decanted for a overnight.

2003 vintage

Last bottle of the evening… alluring oh so soft nose. so smooth and unctuious in the mouth. Gorgeous. A perfect end to the evening. Thanks, Daniel! 93+

1977 vintage

Stanton & Killeen - The Passing of the Port (Stanton & Killeen, Rutherglen) : Best in a lineup with Taylor's, Graham's and Warre's. Like the '85, the Warre's had a touch of VA. Wonderful balance, richness and complexity. Entering its drinking window.

2000 vintage

Base neck fill. Cork soaked and strainer needed. Heaping tablespoon of sediment. Decanted for 30 minute and back in bottle. Consumed 4.5 hour later. Everything you could want in an aged vintage port. Alcohol is present but not hot. Overlapping layers of dark and red fruits are sweet and ripe but not syrupy or jammy. Some underbrush elements and a touch of Oak add balance. No rush to finish you remaining bottles.

1977 vintage

From a 375ml bottle bought on release. Cork came out with no trouble using an ah-so. I was surprised at the translucency of the ruby red color. Not inky dark, but also not much if any browning/aging. Moderately fragrant of violets, also some ethanol burn. On the palate it tastes moderately sweet -website says 92 g/L. Nicely balanced by good acidity and red fruits. The alcohol (20.5%) is noticeable, but seems integrated rather than jarring. Doesn't seem especially tannic, so …

2003 vintage

Probably showing more heat throughout vs Croft, fruit is starting to dry out.

2003 vintage

wine com 12 Feb 2025 - Delicious fruit. But remains spirity, Needs until 2032+. Try in 2030??

2000 vintage

Super Bowl Party. Decanted for 3 hours and every nuance was present. Delicious on the nose, palate and finish. Actually drank the last glass today. Stunning.

1977 vintage

Très bon maintenant et pour encore plusieurs années.

2003 vintage

Decanted off moderate amount of sediment. Medium-dark red color with medium transparency. Aromas of cherry, licorice, and spice. Palate has slight medicinal cherry, spiced plum, licorice, blueberry, and some floral notes on a medium-long finish. Drank well over the course of two days in the decanter. Will continue to develop but fully mature to my tastes. Drink or hold.

1992 vintage

Beautiful young Port. Filled with blue fruits, prunes, caramelized sugar, hint of melted chocolate. The tannins and acid are total in check. Not developed at all but really fun to drink.

2003 vintage

Drinking very well, despite its youth. Lovely initial opulent blast of black fruits (plum/fig). Enjoyed Montecristo #4 with DP.

2003 vintage

Huge gorgeous nose, candied red fruit and sweet raisin. brick red. amazing amount of fruit on the palate - super complex, beautiful finish. Excellent balance. My top vintage port of the week in Gaia.

2003 vintage

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