NV Fonseca - Vintage Character Port Bin 27
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Traditional port varieties, matured in large seasoned oak vats. RS 96 g/l. Darkest red colour with purplish rim. Open and vibrant with blackberry, blueberry plus a touch of spice and mocha. Smooth tannins like milk chocolate, sweet and easy with a biscuity aftertaste. Uncomplicated and harmonious Reserve style. (JH)
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Tim Jackson MW, jancisrobinson.com
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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TA 3.94 g/l, RS 97 g/l. Mid-deep ruby-purple. Quite integral alcohol, spice and ripe red and black fruit. Broad, rich, spiced style is definitively port. Sweet, with dense red and black fruit, supple, moderate tannins and a warming, slightly fiery finish. QGV (TJ)
The NV Bin No. 27 Ruby Reserve Port is a blend of typical Douro grapes held for four years in used French oak. It comes in with 97 grams per liter of residual sugar. This was a from a July 2018 bottling (although, unless you can read production stamps, that isn't so easy to determine). This reliable old friend has reasonable everything—intensity of flavor, concentration and structure. That last one might be the best part, though, as it shows some pop on the finish. Dry and tight, this familiar brand does nicely at a very nice price. If you choose to age it, it can probably hold decently barring cork failures, but aging is not the point here.