12 bottles per lot
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Fonseca--Vintage 1966
Oporto-bottled. Damaged embossed wax capsules. Four labels torn, ne with remains only. Levels: eleven into neck and one mid-shoulder
Tasting note: Eight notes. Still opaque, rich and magnificent in the mid-1970s including a fine Justerini's bottling, and a deeply coloured yet delicate and flowery Harvey's bottling in 1980, a rich ripe Berry Bros' in 1985 and other equally lovely bottles either side. Then a glorious bottle in 1990, its fragrance lingering in the glass for five hours. The next two, both coincidentally at Saintsbury Club dinners, in 1994 and 1998. Both wines appeared quite deep for their age; both had a flawless bouquet, crisp, rich, classic. Both were sweet with lovely fleshy texture, fruit, flavour and finish. Might surpass even the '63. Last noted Oct 1998 ***** Now - 2030 M.B.
12 bottles per lot
Oporto-bottled. Damaged embossed wax capsules. Four labels torn, ne with remains only. Levels: eleven into neck and one mid-shoulder
Tasting note: Eight notes. Still opaque, rich and magnificent in the mid-1970s including a fine Justerini's bottling, and a deeply coloured yet delicate and flowery Harvey's bottling in 1980, a rich ripe Berry Bros' in 1985 and other equally lovely bottles either side. Then a glorious bottle in 1990, its fragrance lingering in the glass for five hours. The next two, both coincidentally at Saintsbury Club dinners, in 1994 and 1998. Both wines appeared quite deep for their age; both had a flawless bouquet, crisp, rich, classic. Both were sweet with lovely fleshy texture, fruit, flavour and finish. Might surpass even the '63. Last noted Oct 1998 ***** Now - 2030 M.B.
12 bottles per lot
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