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Fonseca Vintage Port 1994 (375ml)

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Fonseca puts the freshness of fruit in its 1994 alongside the 1963 and 1912 vintages. Here it is in 375ml, which means opening a great Vintage Port can be a decision for two people after dinner rather than an occasion that needs a table full of guests. The year started with scarcity: an extremely wet winter cut yields across the Douro, by as much as 75% in some areas. Then came a summer without the fierce heat of the three years before (it never went above 38°C), and the grapes ripened evenly. Low yields and moderate temperatures made a very dense Port. Fonseca only releases a Vintage Port in years it believes will give outstanding, long-lived wine, and 1994 is one of them. Three decades on, it's just starting to show bottle maturity, and the house says it can keep ageing for the rest of the century, so there's no rush and no reason to hold off either. Stand it upright for a few hours, decant slowly off the sediment, and serve it at 16–18°C.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Tinta Roriz , Touriga Franca , Touriga Nacional

  • Vintage

    1994

  • Size

    375ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Aromatic

  • Sweetness

    Sweet

  • Body

    Full Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

A wedge of Stilton or Roquefort with toasted walnuts; dried figs and apricots on a cheese board; a fig and walnut tart; aged Gorgonzola drizzled with honey.

Tasting Profile

Expect Fonseca's signature richness: plush blackberry, plum and cassis with hints of violet, dark chocolate and spice. Full-bodied and sweet, it typically pairs ripe, velvety fruit with firm, fine-grained tannin and fresh acidity. With bottle age, Vintage Port usually picks up dried-fig and fruitcake notes and a long, warming finish.

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