Fonseca Late Bottled Vintage 1996

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    Vintage
    1996

    Size
    750ML

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    Fonseca Late Bottled Vintage Port is an impressive, mouthfilling port with ample tannic dimension and ""grip"". Its intense fruit character, classic ""blackstrap"" quality and full, voluminous finish are balanced by an elegance of structure in the classic Fonseca style. Though ready to consume when bottled, Fonseca L.B.V. will improve with a few years bottle age. As the wine undergoes minimum treatment prior to bottling, if not drunk soon after purchase, it will begin to throw a deposit and thus require decanting. It should be stored lying down, as any fine wine, and is best consumed within two weeks after uncorking.

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    From the legendary 1840, Fonseca's first Vintage Port release, to the superb declared vintages of the last decade, the house has produced a succession of highly acclaimed wines even in the most adverse moments of history. 

    This consistency derives not only from continuity of family involvement, and the knowledge and skill passed down from one generation to the next, but also a close link with the vineyard.  The firm's three estates of Cruzeiro, Panascal and Santo António are the heart of the distinctive character of Fonseca's Vintage Ports. 

    Fonseca's respect for the vineyard and the unique environment of the Douro Valley expresses itself in the firm's leadership in the field of sustainable and organic viticulture. It was the first house to offer a Port made entirely from organically produced grapes.

    As it approaches its bicentenary, Fonseca can take pride in its past and look forward to the future with confidence. Wine drinkers increasingly seek wines of authenticity and character with a genuine story to tell and made by creative winemakers who understand their terroir and respect the environment.

    Perhaps more than any other Port house, Fonseca has built a loyal community of Port enthusiasts who value its individuality and the inimitable character of its wines. These include connoisseurs, collectors, sommeliers and restaurateurs as well as those who simply enjoy drinking its wonderfully rich and complex Ports.

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    NDF273754_1996 Item# 54451

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