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Red - Fortified
1997 Quinta do Vesuvio Porto Vintage
Port Blend
- Portugal
- Douro
- Porto
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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165Wine Likes this wine: 95 points
December 17, 2023 - Fabulous. Drinking beautifully. So smooth and full of life. Deep, candied complex flavors of prunes and dark red fruits. This vintage still has room to develop.
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Harley1199 Likes this wine:
November 23, 2023 - By the glass. Soft and sweet on the nose with elegant aromas of cherries and luxury pastry. Dense and abundant in the mouth with depth, tasty and an extraordinary length. After tasting this 'vintage single estate' I can not wait to open my tawny bottle of Noval of this extraordinary although initially reviled vintage.
Por copas. Suave y dulce en nariz con elegantes aromas a cerezas y a pastelería de lujo. Denso y abundante en boca con profundidad, sabroso y una extraordinaria longitud. Después de catar este 'single estate vintage' no puedo esperar a abrir la botella tawny de Noval de esta extraordinaria aunque inicialmente denostada añada. -
havarhar wrote: 91 points
December 28, 2022 - Mørk mursteinsrød, mot litt orange. Litt vandig kant.
Mørke søte bær på lukt.
Søtt anslag. Mørke søte bær. Søt, uten å være stikkende søt. Velbalansert, søt men ikke før søt, rød frukt men ikke før ung, alkohol men ikke alkoholstikk. Litt alderspreg, men har mange år igjen.
Litt alkohol, men ikke skjemmende.
Drukket over flere dager. En god portvin, som ble bedre og bedre utover uka. -
CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 94 points
March 11, 2022 - A long wait since I bought this in Portugal. Remarkably young and fresh, enormously complex, with the typical phenolic sweetness, cooked ref berries, spices and herbs. Perfectly structured and balanced. No hurry for the next bottle, perhaps in a decade.
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efeldhake@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 92 points
January 7, 2022 - Deep garnet in color with slight bricking edge. Nose of dark chocolate, dark cherries, and hint of menthol. Taste of being cherries, dark chocolate, espresso, and hence a vanilla. This is one of the better bottles i had from this vintage. Still young and filled with ripe fruit. Drink over the next 10-20 years.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/8/2008 (link)(Quinta do Vesuvio port Red) Subscribe to see review text.
For The Love of Port
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #49, 10/2/2008(Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
January 2009, Issue #39(Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
March 2007, Issue #23 (link)(Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
February 2006, Issue #13 (link)(Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
November 2004 (link)(Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/13/2004 (link)(Quinta do Vesuvio port Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2000, IWC Issue #90 (link)(Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
Garagiste
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By Jon Rimmerman
10/5/2007 (link)(VESUVIO Quinta do) Dessert Bargains Dear Friends, Trying to fight jet-lag and it’s getting the best of me. Sometimes I wish you cold snap your fingers to control the sensory controls that dwell within the brain - the place that spearheads the complicated mix of melatonin and other brain chemicals to make you feel awake - would have come in handy during my college exams and certainly right now. Yikes, I’m exhausted....and it’s only 8:00am... We don’t offer dessert wines very often but here are two great bargains that have just been confirmed and both are well under-priced for the market. The Rieussec is a top price/value contender from a vintage that is completely overlooked because it had the misfortune of following one of the greatest vintages in history but, If you are looking for a well-priced split of Sauternes while you wait for your 2001s to fully mature, here you go. The Vesuvio is just a great buy and it is actually drinking really well right now. With a decade of age on the wine, this is a vintage Port you can bring to a special dinner and receive many satisfied stares in your direction. It will continue to age but it’s also a joy to drink at present - especially at this price. Both of these are in perfect condition, cellared under ideal conditions at 55 degrees since release: 2002 Chateau Rieussec (375ml) (WA90 - no tasting note) ...also... 1997 Quinta do Vesuvio (Port) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Bord8420 Port7900
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red - Fortified
- Producer Quinta do Vesuvio
- Varietal Port Blend
- Designation Vintage
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Douro
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Porto
- UPC Codes 094799090120, 5010867370388
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 7 (1%)
- In Cellars 940 (75%)
- Consumed 304 (24%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- RegionDouro
- AppellationPorto
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