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Quinta do Vesuvio Port Vintage 2008 Coffret 6 bottles

€ 389.80

Producer	Quinta do Vesuvio
Region	Douro
Grapes	Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Amarela
Ageing	About 2 years in wood, bottled unfiltered, case of 6 bottles
Alcohol	19.5%vol
Serving	16-18°C, decant 6 to 24 hours ahead Drink within 2 days of opening
Scores	93/100 Wine Spectator

Vintage 2008: peppermint and violets, with ripe tannins and freshness.

Tasting note

Dark purple, with aromas of peppermint and violets. A great mouthfeel with ripe tannins, fresh acidity and an elegant, balanced finish. Already enjoyable young for those who like a fruit-driven style, but it will age beautifully for decades.

The story

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, and a superb partner for chocolate desserts such as flourless chocolate cake or dark chocolate truffles. An experience in itself on its own.

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.