A fine Port vintage that was declared by most shippers, the 1922 Port wines were elegant, similar to those produced in 1917.
This impenetrably dark (and impossibly rare) bottle of 1922 Fonseca Vintage Port was mouth-blown and hand-made (rather than machine-made).
The neck (which had been wrapped to protect it in transit) has “stretch marks” – twists caused by the irregularity of mouth-blown glass.
The bottle’s surface is gnarled rather than smooth.
The punt (indented base) of the bottle has a conspicuous pontil “scar”, where the pontil rod was broken from the newly-blown glass.
How did I know that – with no label and the cork not visible – it’s 1922?
Because there was a slip label – placed there by a previous owner – inside the punt 😉.
More about 1922 Fonseca at https://ardenfinewines.com/product/1922-fonseca-vintage-port/
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