Porto Fonseca Quinta do Panascal Vintage 1987 75cl

Description

From the legendary 1840, the first Vintage Port wine to be launched on the market, to the fantastic vintages declared in the last decade, the company has produced a series of acclaimed wines, even in the most adverse moments in history.

James Suckling, in his reference book on Vintage Port wines, describes the following: “Fonseca Vintage Ports are consistently perhaps the best of all. Not only do they have remarkable corpulence and powerful wealth when they are young, but they also maintain that youth for decades.”

This consistency is the result not only of the continuity of family involvement and of all the knowledge and skills passed down from generation to generation, as well as a very close connection with the vineyard. The company's three properties – Cruzeiro, Panascal and Santo António – are the heart of the character that distinguishes its Vintage Port wines.

Fonseca's respect for the vineyard and its unique environment in the Douro region is expressed in the company's leadership in the area of sustainable and organic viticulture. This was the first production house to produce Port wine entirely made from organically produced grapes.

However, to wine enthusiasts around the world, Fonseca is best known as the producer of Bin No.27. This Reserve Port wine, launched four decades ago, is one of the most popular and successful batches of Port wine. Sharing the heritage of the great Fonseca Vintage Port wines, Bin No. 27 displays the opulent fruity character that defines the Fonseca house style.

Perhaps more than any other Port wine producing house, Fonseca has built a loyal community of Port enthusiasts who value its individuality and the inimitable character of its wines. This community includes connoisseurs, collectors, sommeliers and restaurant service entrepreneurs, as well as those who simply enjoy drinking their wonderfully rich and complex Port wines.