Port house

Fonseca

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Fonseca is a historic Port wine house active in the Douro with cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia. It offers a complete range of Ports (Vintage, aged Tawny, Ruby, LBV, White) and an organic line (Terra Prima). It is part of The Fladgate Partnership group.
Port fortified wines Vintage Port Aged Tawny Single-Quinta (Quinta do Panascal) organic Port
Producer range

Producer range Fonseca

Spirit categories

Port fortified wines Vintage Port Aged Tawny Single-Quinta (Quinta do Panascal) organic Port

Representative products

Porto 10 Year Old Tawny 75cl - Fonseca Porto 20 Year Old Tawny 75cl - Fonseca Porto Bin 27 75cl - Fonseca Porto Croft Pink 75cl - Fonseca Porto Port Late Bottled 2019 75 cl - Fonseca Porto Quinta do Panascal 2004 75 cl - Fonseca Porto Ruby 75cl - Fonseca Porto Tawny 75cl - Fonseca Porto Terra Prima Organic 75cl - Fonseca Porto Vintage 2012 75cl - Fonseca Porto Vintage 2016 75cl - Fonseca Porto White 75cl - Fonseca

Raw materials

wine grapes

Casks and ageing vessels

wooden casks (tonneaux, approximately 630 L used for the tawny as indicated by the house)
Distillation and production

Distillation and production

Production method

Production oriented to the different styles of Port: wines declared as Vintage, Single Quinta Vintage, LBV, Ruby and Tawny. Use of traditional techniques (e.g. traditional foot treading mentioned in the company's communications regarding recent harvests) and aging in wooden casks for tawny; Vintages are matured and develop in bottle according to the category's practice.

Ageing

Aging in wooden casks/tonneaux for aged tawny; maturation and development in bottle for Vintages; use of different techniques depending on the style of Port produced.

Producer history Fonseca

Fonseca is a historic name in Port wine with a long presence in the Douro region and the Guimaraens family linked to production for several generations. The company manages several estates (including Quinta do Panascal) and has preserved a reputation for its Vintages and wines with a strong traditional character. In recent decades Fonseca became part of the group now operating as The Fladgate Partnership, while maintaining a strong enological identity.

Production philosophy

Strong focus on the connection with the vineyard and the territory: Fonseca emphasizes sustainable viticulture practices and organic experimentation (the Terra Prima line was developed as a reference organic project). The house values both traditional methods and targeted vineyard interventions to express the characteristic style of its Ports.

Territory

Douro Valley (vineyards and quintas such as Quinta do Panascal) and cellars/caves in Vila Nova de Gaia (port/aging and sales cellars).

Fonseca

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