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Fonseca
Guimaraens Vintage Port 2018
94 Points
Wine Spectator
December 30, 2020

Warm, soft-edged and generally open, with a core of steeped plum, blackberry preserve and blueberry reduction flavors leading the way, backed by hints of ganache and licorice root on the finish that add a grippier feel. More bass than treble, but well-packed.

– James Molesworth
Fonseca
Guimaraens Vintage Port 2018
94 Points
Wine Enthusiast
December 28, 2020

This is a beautiful, luscious wine. It has all the characteristics of a fine Vintage from this producer, with richness and opulence masking powerful tannins.

– Roger Voss
Fonseca
Guimaraens Vintage Port 2018
94 Points
i-winereview.com
December 22, 2020

Deep violet black. The 2018 Guimaraens is seductively aromatic with scents of black plum, dark cherries, and Medjool dates that are picked up on the palate and complemented by notes of espresso, cloves and black tea. There’s admirable purity, a lush texture, a vigorous, long finish, and supple tannins that suggest earlier drinking than many Ports from this vintage.

– Don Winkler
Fonseca
Guimaraens Vintage Port 2018
92 Points
Wine Advocate
December 17, 2020

The 2018 Guimaraens Vintage Port is a field blend that comes in with 98 grams of residual sugar. It was aged in large wooden vats for approximately 18 months. Elegant and aromatic, this is laced with a little eucalyptus up front. It is ultimately a focused Guimaraens that has a graceful demeanor and fine structure.

– Mark Squires
Fonseca
Guimaraens Vintage Port 2018
95 Points
November 30, 2020

This is Fonseca’s second label; a blend from Quinta do Panascal in the Távora Valley and Fonseca’s estates in the Pinhão Valley. Lovely, ripe expressive dark chocolate concentration on the nose, this really sings from the glass; dense and voluptuous on the palate, super-ripe and plummy with luscious texture backed by firm, gravelly tannins that extend to a broad, gripping finish. Glorious. This will be a keeper.

– Richard Mayson
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