Fonseca Vintage Port 2003
Sugar Content
84 g/L
Semi-Sweet (35–120 g/L)
Fonseca Vintage Port 2003 has 84 g/L of residual sugar (Semi-Sweet), about 12.4 g in a 5 oz glass.
Product Details
Saturated deep ruby. Brooding, reticent nose of cassis and kirsch; there's nothing cooked about this one! Then massive, sweet and superrich in the mouth; explodes with exotic ripeness. Intriguing note of graphite. This coats every nook and cranny of the palate and clings and builds on the back end in a way that no other wine of this vintage can match. Huge, sexy and wonderfully lush Fonseca, built for the long haul. As impressive as the best 2000s, and, along with the Quinta do Noval Nacional, is an early candidate for port of the 2003 vintage. [This will cellar for another four decades.]
More Details
| Alcohol/Vol | 20.5% |
|---|---|
| Made In | Douro, Portugal |
| Sugar Content | 84 g/L |
| Sweetness Descriptor | Semi-Sweet (35–120 g/L) |
| Varietal | Red Blend |
| Volume | 375 mL |
| LCBO # | 256859 |
How It Compares
The closest Fortified Wine to Fonseca Vintage Port 2003 by sugar — a step drier and a step sweeter.
| Product | Sugar | Sweetness |
|---|---|---|
| Valriz White Port | 83 g/L | Semi-Sweet |
| Imperial Fortified Wine | 83 g/L | Semi-Sweet |
| Blandy's Madeira Gift Set | 87 g/L | Semi-Sweet |
| Rivesaltes M. Chapouteir S.A. 1995 | 87 g/L | Semi-Sweet |
| Zuleta Goyesco Vermouth | 87 g/L | Semi-Sweet |
| Noval Black Reserve Port | 88 g/L | Semi-Sweet |