Fonseca Porto Bin 27 Reviews

"Great entry-level Port, and an excellent price point. Aromas of fig, mocha, caramel and honey. Full bodied and luscious on the palate with bright acidity, some medium tannins, and rich, ripe and dried fruit notes. Enjoy after dinner with a plate of firm cheese drizzled with honey."

"A deep purple colour full of sweet fruit and spicy berry aromas and taste. A delicious port to finish the meal, paired with dark chocolate truffles for dessert."

"Dark purple in colour with aromas of raspberry, blueberries, dark chocolate and dried candied fruit. It is full bodied with high acidity and medium tannins. It is sweet with flavours of blueberry jam, chocolate and honey. This will pair well with blue cheeses or dark chocolate."

"Like Graham’s Six Grapes and Sandeman’s Founders Reserve, Fonseca Bin 27 is a widely available and top-selling ruby Port wine with wide availability, produced by one of Portugal’s most notable producers. We last encountered Bin 27 in an informal review with Taylor Fladgate group CEO Adrian Bridge way back in 2012. A fresh, more refined look has clearly been in order.

Here’s the good news: Fonseca Bin 27 is still a solid everyday after-dinner sipper, a clean and sweet wine with notes of milk chocolate and plump raisins, some of the most iconic flavors of ruby Port. Hints of tea and cola give the wine a touch of nuance, as does a slight mint character on the finish.

The wine’s heavy sweetness is, of course, both unavoidable and intentional, though here it feels a bit more overpowering than it needs to be, and the experience lacks the nuance of vintage Port wines. Still, for well under $20 a bottle, it’s hard to complain too vigorously."

Of course, all of this was just an excuse to post this awesome picture of my pretty, pretty girl holding a bottle of Fonseca Porto Bin 27, during our recent stay in Palm Springs.