Fonseca, Vintage Port, 1997 (375ml) fete offer transformed from almacenista to the

transformed from almacenista to the only producer operating in all three cities of the Sherry Triangle

The palate is taut yet gently rounded

and Arnaud Margaine represents the fourth generation running the estate

without the Premier Cru price tag

Fonseca, Vintage Port, 1997 (375ml) fete offer transformed from almacenista to theThe 1997 vintage was not universally declared in the Douro, but several houses including Fonseca bottled exceptional wines that year. As a Vintage Port rather than a Vintage Port, this wine spent extended time aging in wood before bottling, developing more evolved, ready to drink characteristics while maintaining structure. Now approaching 30 years of age, this Fonseca shows the house's signature opulence in a more mature, integrated form: dried