{"id":7474,"date":"2020-07-08T01:28:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T01:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/?post_type=product&p=7474"},"modified":"2025-10-28T00:07:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T00:07:02","slug":"port-wine-fonseca-guimaraens-vintage-2012-375ml","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/en\/product\/port-wine-fonseca-guimaraens-vintage-2012-375ml\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Wine Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage 2012 375ml"},"content":{"rendered":"
Port Wine Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage 2012 – 375ml<\/h5>\n

Half bottle<\/p>\n

TASTING NOTES<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Deep ruby color with thin purple rim. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
On the nose has an impressive depth and fruit intensity. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
Elegant and complex aromas of berries intertwined with mild balsamic and resinous notes of garrigue, rock rose and wild plants. In the mouth the black fruit flavors show a surprising freshness and a thick, tight knit tannins provides both structure and volume. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
Wonderful and very long finish of juicy flavors of cassis and raspberry. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
This seductive and balanced Guimaraens 2012 perfectly combines the depth and the exuberance of Quinta do Panascal with clear-cut fruit and the heady scent of Pinhao valley.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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NOTES OF THE YEAR<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The winter preceding the 2012 vintage was cooler than normal, with only 183,6mm of rainfall recorded in Pinhao between November and March.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The sprouting occurred in the normal period for the third week of March having been followed by a period with good levels of rainfall in April and early May.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
In late May the vineyards had low vigor, as extremely dry winter results and cooler spring than normal.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The continuation of good weather in June and July provided a healthy growth of vineyards, yet small berries and bunches had a low effect for the year.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The painter took place a little later than usual.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The initial assessment of the grapes in early August the grapes had low sugar levels and high acidity.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Hedges, however, were in exceptional conditions for time of year, allowing continuous maturation of fruit by the time of harvest.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
As a result the harvest began in Quinta do Panascal on 20 September in Quinta do Cruzeiro on 21 and October 2 at Quinta do Santo Ant\u00f3nio.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The harvest was briefly interrupted by some rain which fell on the 24th of September, but excellent condition lasted until the end of the harvest.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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NEAL MARTIN<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
DECEMBER 2014-92 POINTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The Fonseca Guimaraens 2012 explodes on the black plum aromas glass mixed with cassis, fresh figs and prunes with a touch of warmth – in the typical style of Fonseca wine (a bit rebellious, but turbulently fun!) The mouth is sweet in the beginning with fresh plum, raisins and white pepper.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
This is a racy wine with spices, but without the depth that emproada find a declared year of wine, presenting, however, a final with good balance and very pure. Excellent. Drink it over the next 20 years.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The concept:
\nThe Fonseca brand is famous for its Vintage Port wines, the style of this house is based on the richness, intensity and exuberance of the fruit, in a renowned huge dimension and protagonism. Vintages are coveted for their powerful and refined body, as well as full longevity.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Elegant and complex aromas of berries intertwined with mild balsamic and resinous notes of garrigue, rock rose and wild plants, A great Vintage Port. |\u00a0 Fonseca Guimaraens 2012 in 375 ml – half bottle<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[142,107,139],"product_tag":[202,150,196,218,224],"class_list":["post-7474","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-port-wine","product_cat-douro-en","product_cat-ports-fortified","product_tag-douro-en","product_tag-heritage-wines-en","product_tag-port-wine","product_tag-vintage-port","product_tag-wines-of-portugal","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/7474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=7474"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=7474"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-dega.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=7474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}