Russet colour with brilliant crimson highlights and a fragrant, ripe-fruit bouquet.
Its smooth, silky texture and subtle oak nuances are balanced by a fresh acidity
and tannic ‘grip’ that culminate in a long, elegant finish. How to serve:
Chill to just below cellar temperature (about 10ºC). In summer, serve at the end
of the meal as a refreshing alternative or try as one of the few dessert wines to
match chocolateDuring the January following each vintage, Fonseca sets aside a reserve of very
concentrated, powerful vintage quality red ports, selected primarily from the firm’s
own quintas and judged according to their ageing potential. These are placed in cask
and cellared. Tawny ports of age are blended across several vintages to maintain
quality and continuity of style, and thus show an “apparent”, or average, age on the
label rather than a vintage date.
As tawny ports age, they grow lighter in colour, as they throw their deposit in
the cask rather than in the bottle. Moreover, Fonseca cellars its aged tawnies in
the Douro rather than in Vila Nova de Gaia; the considerable difference in heat
and humidity between these two areas lends Fonseca’s tawny ports of age a very
distinctive “baked” richness reminiscent of butterscotch.
A dark, luscious and fragrant sweet wine with aromas of caramel. Full-bodied and
very fruity, rich and a very intense palate.
Should be enjoyed as a dessert wine, with rich desserts, such as puddings,
chocolate cakes and fruit desserts etc.This 3 Year Old Madeira starts life as fermenting must and is then fortified before
undergoing its own very special maturation process. Made of predominantly
Tinta Negra Mole Grapes, harvest begins from mid-August due to the warm
southerly climate. A unique and highly sophisticated artificial Estufa process
is set up for the 3 year old wines, where temperatures rise to 45ºC before being
allowed to cool. This process takes 90 days and renders the wine completely
stable. It is then aged in oak casks for 3 years, prior to bottling
An elegant wine typical of the Mosel region in Germany. It has just enough ripeness to balance out the acidity, characterised by a fragrant nose with a hint of honey and green apricot. A blast of fruit on the initial palate gives way to intense minerality and crisp acidity.The cool climate of the Mosel is the ideal setting for creating low alcohol wines and this is a great example.Perfect as an aperitif or as an accompaniment to spicy Asian cuisine. Suitable for VegansSuitable for vegetarians