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2007 Quinta do Vesuvio, Port, Portugal

  • Red
  • Luscious
  • Full Bodied
Ready - at best
Jancis Robinson MW
17.5/20
Jay Miller
91/100
Product: 20078113892
2007 Quinta do Vesuvio, Port, Portugal

Description

The most impressive and beautiful Quinta in the Valley, architecturally speaking, with an appropriate structural counterpoint in its eponymous wine. An archetype Vesuvio, with haunting aromatics of violets, blueberries, figs and wood-smoke, and a palate where the tannins are powerful but integrated and the sweet and spicy elements are beautifully and harmoniously integrated.
(Simon Field MW, Berrys’ Port Buyer)
Colour Red
Sweetness Luscious
Vintage 2007
Maturity Ready - at best
Body Full Bodied
Producer Quinta do Vesuvio

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 17.5/20
Special very small production from this Symington-owned quinta (pictured). Very dark. Hint of treacle on the nose. Very round and actually a little lighter than the regular bottling. Great edge and attack and lots of sweetness but not as dense as the regular bottling - though there is more obvious tannin on the finish. I imagine this is more expensive than the regular Quinta do Vesuvio but I'm not quite convinced by its superiority?
Drink 2020 - 2040
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com
Jay Miller 91/100
The purple/black 2007 Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port offers up aromas of pine forest, menthol, pepper, Asian spices, and blackberry compote. This leads to a youthful, primary Port with gobs of mid-palate fruit, firm but ripe tannins, tremendous depth and concentration, and a succulence which raises it above the crowd. Impeccably balanced, it will evolve for 15-20 years and drink well through 2040. (Jay Miller - erobertparker_com - Feb 2010)
Drink 2020 - 2040
Jay Miller, RobertParker.com (Feb 2010)

About this wine

Quinta do Vesuvio

As a general rule, the further one travels up the Douro, the better the quality and concentration found in the fruit, though as a result of the drier conditions, the quantities are greatly reduced. The Symington Group took the plunge in 1989 and purchased Quinta do Vesuvio, which despite its remoteness, has to be the grandest quinta, with about 400 hectares of which about 100 are covered with the finest vines.
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