Healthy dark red. Brooding aromas of tart cherry stomp and red licorice; there's something cool and medicinal here that belies the sunny vintage. Wonderfully silky and savory on entry, then densely packed and almost painfully concentrated in the middle...
Fonseca has scored in both the 1991 and 1992 vintages. The 1992 is a majestic young port that should ultimately rival, perhaps even surpass this house's most recent great efforts (1985, 1977, 1970, 1963). This colossal vintage port reveals a nearly opaque...
100% Ugni Blanc. Rich and well-balanced.
Much of the distillation at Domaine de Laposte in Tenareze was carried out in the 70s, which is why Darroze offers several vintages from that period; all different, but all retaining that special character, due to both the terroir and the Faget family know-how.
'Much of the distillation at Domaine de Laposte in Tenareze was carried out in the 70s, which is why we offer several vintages from that period; all different, but all retaining that special character, due to both the terroir and the Faget family know-how.'