Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage 2011 Port
€ 120.00
| Producer | Quinta do Vesuvio |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Touriga Franca (45%), Touriga Nacional (40%), Tinta Barroca (10%), Tinta Amarela (5%) |
| Ageing | About 2 years in wood, bottled unfiltered |
| Alcohol | 19.5%vol | pH: 3.9 |
| Serving | 16-18°C, decant 6 to 24 hours ahead Drink within 2 days of opening |
| Scores | 98/100 Wine Spectator 96/100 Wine Enthusiast |
Vintage 2011: liquorice and blueberries, with 98 points from Wine Spectator.
Tasting note
A beautiful, powerful and aromatic wine with a floral touch. Lush liquorice and blueberry on the palate around well-integrated, peppery tannins. Crisp acidity makes it supple yet taut: beautifully balanced, with Vesuvio’s classic velvety elegance.
The story
The grapes come mostly from the west-facing Vale da Teja vineyard, with vines averaging thirty years old. The late-ripening Touriga Franca was picked last, between 1 and 9 October.
Like all Vesuvio Port, the grapes were foot-trodden in the quinta’s granite lagares. The wine ages for about two years in wood and is bottled unfiltered, so it needs decanting.
Food pairing
Delicious with foie gras and blue cheeses such as Gorgonzola and Roquefort, or simply after the meal as a dessert wine.
The producer
Quinta do Vesuvio lies in a remote corner of the Douro Superior, on the south bank of the river. António Bernardo Ferreira bought the estate in 1823 and built hundreds of terraces and an impressive adega in just thirteen years. His daughter-in-law, the legendary Dona Antónia Ferreira, made it one of the most famous quintas in the Douro. The estate stayed with the Ferreira family until the Symington family bought it in 1989.
The Symingtons chose to keep Vesuvio as a stand-alone estate, making only single quinta Vintage Ports. All the Port is still foot-trodden in the quinta’s eight granite lagares. Since the 2007 harvest Vesuvio has also made red Douro wines.
Critics & Awards
Gold – International Wine Challenge 2015
98/100 Wine Spectator | Tasted: Feb 2014
96/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Jan 2013
95/100 Falstaff | Tasted: Feb 2015
90/100 Wine & Spirits Magazine | Tasted: Dec 2013
19/20 Revista de Vinhos | Tasted: Dec 2013
18,5/20 Jancis Robinson | Tasted: Apr 2013
96/100 Jamie Goode
94/100 Stephen Tanzer
96/100 CellarTracker (7 notes)
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