Fonseca於1815年由 Guimaraens 家族創立，至今已傳承至第五代，由結至終都屬於一流的砵酒酒莊。水準穩定除了有賴於代代相傳的知識和技術，更源於與葡萄園的密切聯繫。2006 年，它成為第一家全用有機葡萄釀製砵酒的酒莊。
Fonseca 10 年陳所用的葡萄，產自 Cima Corgo 和 Douro Superior 最好的葡萄園。葡萄酒於細小的橡木桶中陳釀，容量約 630 升，因此與木材的接觸比例更高。 經過在木桶陳釀十年，賦予它特有的黃褐色、優雅而複雜的香氣；充滿像水果蛋糕和細膩的堅果風味，以及淡淡的香料和上等橡木味。
Established in 1815, Fonseca belongs in the first rank of Vintage Port houses. Its Ports have been made by five generations of the Guimaraens family since its foundation. 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. In 2006 it became the first house to offer a Port made entirely from organically produced grapes.
Fonseca 10 Year Old is made from selected red Ports grown in the best vineyards of Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. The wine ages in small oak casks, generally holding about 630 litres, so contact with the wood is proportionately greater. Ten years of wood ageing has given this wine its characteristic tawny color and its elegant and complex nose full of 'fruit cake' flavours, nuttiness and hints of spice and fine oak.
原產地Country of origin:
葡萄牙杜羅河產區
Douro Valley, Portugal
種類Type:
砵酒
Fortified Wine (Port)
品酒筆記Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker's Rating: 90 points)
有些砵酒強調風味，有些着重結構。這款最初的焦點落在結構上，如天鵝絨般絲滑。味道柔和，然後開展出優雅婉約的面貌，餘韻帶有可口的風味。質感逐漸由輕變重，但由結至終都感覺明亮、乾淨。
Some Ports emphasize flavor, others emphasize structure. This starts out with perfect focus, elegant but increasingly intense on the tight finish. Early on, it was all about the structure, with a haze of velvet. The flavors were a bit muted initially, but it unfolded into an elegant and graceful whole with a flavorful finish. Its bright, clean feel always remains as it fleshes out and puts on weight.
