Decant: 12 hours - Back label very informative and full of nice information about the Quinta and the Estate. Apparently 21,000 bottles were shipped of the '91 wine and mine was bottle number seventeen-thousand and something. The bottle has been in my posession since shipment to the UK in 1994. Surprisingly short cork. Wine decanted cleanly off heavy sediment. Clear and bright with a deep rose coloured centre. Gentle smell of blackcurrants during decanting, a smell that I have found typical of Vesuvio.
After 12 hours the wine had put on weight and was a darker red with a slight paling towards the rim. No purple of youth, no browning of age evident. On the nose the blackcurrants and vanilla were present with a touch of heat from the spirit. Medium weight into the mouth, not much flavour in the initial impact a touch of dust and nice acidity. In the mouth some complexity developed with gentle stewed red-fruit flavours and whipped cream. Long length of chocolate and the bite of pepper from the spirit in the wine. Tannins soft and very much in the background. A pleasant wine that I estimate will be better in 5 years. 88 points
TN: 1991 Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port
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