PORTHEAD ALERT: Fonseca Terra Firma Organic Reserve Ruby Port: And You Thought You Broke the Bank?

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Aroma: ATTACK OF THE BLACKBERRIES! No this is not the latest science fiction movie to be made in Portugal’s Douro region but rather a down-to-earth Ruby Port. There are plenty of blueberries, hot chocolate sauce and cooked dates.

Palate: Smooth. Creamy. Unctuous. Blueberry pie. Cherry clafouti. With red table wine great attention is paid to tannins and acidity but with Port they are seamlessly intertwined as this Port serves as a fine example of.

Personality: Ruby Port is somewhere down on the Port quality scale they say. Could have fooled me!

Cellarbility: Can’t see much improvement in the bottle. Drink by end of 2027.

Food Match: Black Forest cake.

Music Match: Ruby Tuesday (Rolling Stones).

Price: $25 CDN.

RKS PORTHEAD ALERT RATING: 93/100. Wine Spectator 90.

(Fonseca Terra Lima Organic Reserve Ruby Port, Fonseca Guimaraes. V.N. Gaia, Portugal 750 mL. 19.5%).

Comments from the Peanut Gallery: And you thought when you tasted this you’ll have to break the bank. Absolutely not. Port is an affordable luxury!

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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