Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage 1996 Coffret 6 bottles
€ 815.80
| 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 |
Vintage 1996 in a case of six bottles, one of Vesuvio’s finest years.
Tasting note
A rich wine with layers of flavour, well-balanced tannins and a long, satisfying finish, with the weight and depth of the Symingtons’ best Vintage Ports.
The story
1996 counts among the finest vintages Vesuvio has ever produced.
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
Silver – Decanter World Wine Awards 2006
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