Portugal Wine List Descriptions

Jose Maria da Fonseca

Primum White 2002
Lighter in style and fresh, it is an equal success with its ripe apple and citrus flavors.

Primum Red 2001
This medium bodied red wine boasts pretty flavors sof raspberry, cassis and spice, with some nice mineral notes mixed in. Firm finish of mocha and vanilla.

Alambre 20 YO, Jose Maria da Fonseca
The wine is an amber with reddish tints and aromas of dried fruits and nuts. Fruity and soft with a long finish.

Alambre 1999, Jose Maria da Fonseca
Topaz with red tints in color. The wine has aromas of orange peel and citrus. Very fruity, soft and elegant with a lasting finish

Garrafeira CO 1999
Dark ruby color with red berries, leather, cedar, spices and oak. Fruity, elegant, balanced with soft tannins and a long finish.

Hexagon 2000
Dark ruby colors with aromas of date, black chocolate, tobacco leaves, oak and blueberry. fruity, complexed, structured, full-bodied with soft tannins.

 

JM Fonseca y van Zeller

Domini 2001
This wine packs ripe, toasty fruit and flavors of dark plums, herbs and bitter cherries. It is rich, ripe but juicy, and so elegent.

Domini Plus 2001
A wine full of flavors of dark cherries and plums along with a full rich mouthfeel.

Jose Maria da Fonseca y van Zeller 2000 Vintage Port
Bright peppery fruit ripeness and dryness along with sweet black flavors.

Jose Maria da Fonseca y van Zeller LBV Port
Deep purple red in color with very concetrated aromas of mature red fruit with an explosion of raspberries and black cherries in the mouth.