Community Tasting Notes 32

• theportguy wrote: 94 points

  September 23, 2022 - 2022 Port Harvest Tour; 9/22/2022-10/2/2022 (Porto, Portugal): With a dark ruby color, this wine features a rich nose of dark fruit - blueberry and blackberry. The smooth, intense mouthfeel shows some red currant and red fruit notes. The tannins are balanced and the acidity is spot-on through the very long finish.

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• Macdog wrote:

  June 7, 2022 - I was excited to try this having seen the name a few times. Tried a glass at the Reform club. I thought it was quite austere and a bit tart with an overture of heat and alcohol. On the upside the dark fruit and caramel were pleasant and the tannin was fine. I expected a bit more complexity and length. It was not as voluptuous as I was expecting. Lots of sediment in the bottom of the glass - perhaps the end of a bottle that had been open a while ..?

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• kris.h Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 25, 2021 - The cork fell apart upon opening with a corkscrew. Decanted only a few hours before drinking. It would benefit from 8+ hours. Still very dark color. The nose, perhaps a bit hot but I'm drinking from a big red wine glass. Lovely ripe fruit aromas. The palate has smooth fine tannins. Sweet, not cloying. Long finish. Drink now to 20+ years.

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• Robert_Lyle wrote: 92 points

  December 25, 2021 - Very good, if not quite great. Maybe a little young?

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• theportguy wrote: 91 points

  September 30, 2021 - 2021 FTLOP Harvest Tour; 9/19/2021-10/2/2021 (Portgugal): Chocolate, boysenberry, and some floral notes on the nose. Sweet cherry, red fruit, and tannins on the palate. There is a pleasant sweetness on this wine that lingers in the mid-palate and the rolls through the very long finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2000
• 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, 094799090175, 5010867370418, 5010867370463

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• Pending Delivery 32 (2%)
• In Cellars 1,289 (79%)
• Consumed 319 (19%)

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