2011 Vintage Port Quinta do Vesuvio 75cl

2011 Vintage Port Quinta do Vesuvio 75cl

Wine Spectator: 98/100

TASTING NOTE: Quinta do Vesuvio 2011 Vintage Port is a beautiful, powerful and aromatic wine with a heady floral fragrance. On the palate it ripples with sumptuous liquorice and blueberry flavors, which coat the well-integrated peppery tannins. A crisp acidity underscores the wine’s profile, revealing a wine that is supple, yet taut. This is a beautifully balanced wine with the classic Vesuvio
velvet-like elegance that has turned this Quinta into one of the greatest producers of Vintage Port in the Douro over the last 20 years.
WINEMAKER: Charles Symington and Mario Natário
PROVENANCE & GRAPE VARIETIES
Vale da Teja
Touriga Franca: 45%
Touriga Nacional: 40%
Tinta Barroca: 10%
Tinta Amarela: 5%
FOOD PAIRING
Quinta do Vesuvio 2011 is a fabulous accompaniment to chocolate desserts, such as flourless chocolate cake or dark chocolate  ruffles, but can also be enjoyed on its own.
Decanting: Recommended
STORAGE & SERVING: After about 10 years of aging in the bottle horizontally in a dark place with a constant cool temperature (55ºF). These wines can be drunk young by those who enjoy a more fruit driven style, but will also age superbly over the decades to
come.

Wine Spectator: Points: 98 /100
An elegant style, full of well-spiced, juicy flavors of raspberry, boysenberry and blueberry that extend with lively acidity and well-integrated tannins. Unctuous and succulent on the finish, which oozes with molten chocolate.

Wine Enthusiast: Points: 96/100
CELLAR SELECTION – Red and black berries bring out the richness of the year, masking the seriously tannic structure. The wine has great spice, richness and a dark, smoky core of powerful tannins. For long-term aging, but delicious now.

James Suckling: Points: 95/100
Aromas of flowers and berries with hints of dried fruits. Full body, medium sweet with solid tannins and a powerful palate. This goes on for minutes. Extremely well-made.

Wine Advocate: Points: 94/100
The 2011 Quinta do Vesuvio has a primal bouquet with heady scents of macerated dark cherries, boysenberry jam and a slight fug of alcohol that should be integrated by the time of bottling. The palate is very rounded with sweet ripe tannins, plenty of raisin-tinged black fruit, and delicate touches of cracked black pepper and shaved ginger on the cohesive finish.