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October 29, 2020

Day #[wpdts-day-of-year start=”post-created”] of the year.

Fonseca 20 Year Aged Tawny

Today, October 29th, is National Internet Day! Arguably the greatest innovation of the last century, the web has connected us in ways previously deemed impossible. It’s transformed the global economic landscape and proliferated the spread of information to billions of people. Why not celebrate today by opening a wine that’s been aged for about as long as the life of the modern Internet – the Fonseca 20 Year Aged Tawny. Amber in hue and sweet-tasting, you can tell immediately that this is a Port that’s taken its time to mature. Pour one out for dial-up and AIM before you indulge, though.

ORIGIN

Douro

Grapes

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão, Tinta Amarela

Tasting Notes

This is a mature wine of deep amber color with russet highlights. The bouquet’s complex marriage of ripe, plummy fruit, warm cinnamon and butterscotch notes and subtle oak nuances are confirmed on the palate, which is sweet and voluminous, with a velvety texture carrying into a long, elegant finish.

Food Match

Pairs well with figs, almonds, pecan pie, caramel and crème brûlée. It can be served at the end of the meal on its own, with walnuts or dried fruit, and can be slightly chilled in the summer. Made to be enjoyed immediately.

AUTHOR:

Jack Horn

Jack worked as a copy editor for Wine365. While still a relative novice to the wine industry, he has been able to interact with some of the most respected winemakers in the world, such as Didier Debono of Alta Vista and Julian Grounds of Craggy Range. Jack has poured wine and provided tasting direction at Wine Spectator’s New York Wine Experience and James Suckling’s Great Wines of the Andes.