3 bottles per lot
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Fonseca--Vintage 1948
Embossed capsules. Two labelled. Levels into neck
Tasting Note: Sixteen notes. At 20 to 30 years of age all good, 'fruity', perfectly balanced. An impressively deep J&B bottling in 1979 but, in 1988 the most unusual of all (but see Dow '45) in a Burgundy magnum bottled by Harveys in Bristol in 1950, with fully branded cork. Most recently, also English-bottled, now medium-pale with a fully evolved, mature rim. Though showing its age, opened up in the glass fragrantly. Great depth. Very sweet, liquorice taste, fleshy, with power and length yet elegant. Last tasted May 2003 **** M.B.
3 bottles per lot
Embossed capsules. Two labelled. Levels into neck
Tasting Note: Sixteen notes. At 20 to 30 years of age all good, 'fruity', perfectly balanced. An impressively deep J&B bottling in 1979 but, in 1988 the most unusual of all (but see Dow '45) in a Burgundy magnum bottled by Harveys in Bristol in 1950, with fully branded cork. Most recently, also English-bottled, now medium-pale with a fully evolved, mature rim. Though showing its age, opened up in the glass fragrantly. Great depth. Very sweet, liquorice taste, fleshy, with power and length yet elegant. Last tasted May 2003 **** M.B.
3 bottles per lot
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