Fonseca, Vintage Port 1985 sold at auction 62 times in the last five years, at a median of $83 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $74 and $94. The most recent sale was on September 17, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $89, across 9 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$83
62 sales · $74–94 middle half
Lowest retail now
$89
9 retail offers
Last auction sale
Sep 17
2026
Critic scores
93
Wine Advocate
95
Wine Spectator
96
Decanter
Fonseca, Vintage Port, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1985 (2)
Wine facts
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Porto
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About Fonseca
Fonseca, part of the Fladgate Partnership, draws its Vintage Port from three Douro estates of about 69 ha. Quinta do Cruzeiro in the Pinhão Valley gives a dense core of black fruit and tannin, Panascal adds jammy richness and velvety texture, and Santo António, partly organic, brings perfume. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa and Tinta Roriz grow in single-variety rows but are picked together, co-fermented and foot-trodden in lagares. Classic Fonseca vintages are big and long-lived; in suppler years the house makes Guimaraens Vintage or single-quinta Panascal instead. Bin 27 is a plummy reserve ruby aged about four years; aged tawnies complete the range.
- Region
- Douro Valley, Portugal
- Owner
- The Fladgate Partnership
- Vineyards
- Quinta do Panascal, Quinta do Cruzeiro, Quinta de Santo António (about 69 ha in total)
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cão and others
- Wines
- Fonseca Vintage; Guimaraens Vintage; Quinta do Panascal Vintage; Bin 27; LBV; Terra Prima; 10/20/40 Year Old Tawny; Siroco white
- Website
- fonseca.pt
Sources: fonseca.pt, Wikipedia