Quinta do Vesuvio Port Vintage 2016
€ 83.85
| Producer | Quinta do Vesuvio |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Touriga Nacional (43%), Touriga Franca (25%), Alicante Bouschet (17%), Tinta Amarela (12%), Sousão (3%) |
| Ageing | About 2 years in wood, bottled unfiltered |
| Alcohol | 19.5%vol |
| Serving | 16-18°C, decant 6 to 24 hours ahead Drink within 2 days of opening |
| Drinking window | 2022-2040 (according to Neal Martin) |
| Scores | 96/100 Robert Parker 95/100 Wine Enthusiast |
Vintage 2016: juicy and muscular, with red berries, plums and mocha.
Tasting note
Juicy and muscular, with red berries, plums, a hint of mocha and cool herbal notes of rosemary and lavender. Super-fine tannins lie beneath the velvety fruit, with blackcurrant leaf, slate and pepper on the finish.
The story
The grapes come mostly from the west-facing Vale da Teja vineyard, with vines averaging thirty years old. 2016 was a tricky year for growers, rewarded with elegant, fresh wines.
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
96/100 Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
95/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Dec 2018
98/100 Derek Smedley MW | Tasted: May 2018
94/100 James Suckling | Tasted: May 2018
92/100 Neal Martin (Vinous) | Tasted: Jun 2018
A slightly more savoury, earthy nose than its 2016 peers, with grilled walnut. Sweet on the entry, with marmalade and quince around cassis and black cherry, and a slight saline touch on the balanced finish. Drink 2022-2040.
A slightly more savoury, earthy nose than its 2016 peers, with grilled walnut. Sweet on the entry, with marmalade and quince around cassis and black cherry, and a slight saline touch on the balanced finish. Drink 2022-2040.
18/20 Jancis Robinson | Tasted: May 2018
18,5/20 Vinum | Tasted: Dec 2021
17,5+/20 Farr Vintners | Tasted: May 2018
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