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fonseca bin 27 reserve port

10/4/2022

 
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​Fonseca Port, Douro Valley, Portugal
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Bin 27 shares the heritage, style, depth and character of the great Fonseca Vintage Ports. Fonseca Bin 27 was launched in Britain 40 years ago and  continues to be blended from selected reserve Ports chosen for their smooth, round, full bodied palate and fine, intense fruit character.

Some of these wines are drawn from Fonseca’s own estates while others are produced from grapes supplied by independent farmers with which the company maintains a close relationship. Wines are matured in large seasoned oak vats to give them smoothness and complexity while retaining their intense fruit character. Blended for consistency of character and quintessentially Fonseca in style, Bin 27 is bottled when ready to drink. Cheers!

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  • Delicious with chocolate or berry fruit dishes
Tasting Notes:  Deep youthful ruby colour. Intense rich fruity nose of blackberry, cassis, cherry and plums, interwoven with spicy notes. Palate is full bodied and round with smooth velvety texture and mouth filling tannins. The juicy blackcurrant and cherry flavours linger into the rich finish.
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​Bin 27 makes an excellent end to a meal with chocolate brownies or rich dark chocolate truffles. Like all youthful red Ports, Bin 27 is also an excellent match for soft ripe cheeses and berry fruit dishes. 

​Fonseca Bin 27  RSP: £13.50
​Stockists: Majestic, Wine Rack, Getir, Virgin Wines

Fonseca shipped its first vintage Port to London in 1840 and by the mid-19th century had become among Engand's most sought after. Releases of 1851 and 1868 vintages built the House’s renown as a master of vintage Port.  Fonseca’s three Quintas, or vineyard sites, are at the heart of the House’s idiosyncratic style of Port, allowing the production of distinctive wines, whilst also being a leader in organic and sustainable viticulture in the Douro Valley.

Quinta do Panascal was one of the first properties to have organically certified vineyards as early as 1992, whilst Quinta de Santo António is a prize-winning model of sustainable viticulture. In 2002, Fonseca were first to produce a fully organic Port, Terra Prima, produced from a specific vineyard plot managed by head winemaker David Guimaraens. 


For more information on these and many other  wines, visit   
https://www.mentzendorff.co.uk
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