Quinta do Vesuvio Port Vintage 2013
€ 73.85
| Producer | Quinta do Vesuvio |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Touriga Nacional (60%), Touriga Franca (25%), Tinta Amarela (10%), Sousão (5%) |
| Ageing | About 2 years in wood, bottled unfiltered |
| Alcohol | 20%vol | pH: 3.8 |
| Serving | 16-18°C, decant 6 to 24 hours ahead Drink within 2 days of opening |
| Drinking window | 2023-2055 |
| Scores | 95/100 Robert Parker |
Vintage 2013: black berries and cassis, picked in a race against the rain.
Tasting note
Deep purple-black. Powerful and aromatic, with a floral touch and notes of black berries and cassis from the Touriga Nacional. Lush blackberry on the palate around well-integrated, peppery tannins, with crisp acidity: supple yet taut, with Vesuvio’s velvety elegance.
The story
The 2013 harvest was a thrilling one. Just as picking began on 17 September, the forecast predicted an Atlantic storm that would cross the Marão mountains into the Douro Superior. In barely ten days much of the 133 ha of vineyards was picked, so that the best grapes were in the lagares before the rain.
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
95/100 Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate | Tasted: Dec 2015
93/100 Wine Spectator | Tasted: Feb 2016
88/100 Wine & Spirits Magazine | Tasted: Dec 2015
18,5/20 Revista de Vinhos | Tasted: May 2016
16/20 Jancis Robinson | Tasted: May 2015
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