2007 Quinta do Vesuvio Douro

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 93 points

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  2/11/2024 - Ellon wrote:

  Dark rub. Dusty profile, bread ferment, plums, christmas Cake, dried figues and a multitude of sun dried bushes. Still Young, ripe plums, dried figues, vegetable twist. Velvet instead of silk. Its entering prime drinking and much much better than the last bottle (8 years ago maybe). Long and ripe. Top quality wine!

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  3/3/2019 - cannym Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Lovely dark ruby. Big dark berry fruits mostly but some red. But savoury, not sweet. Touch of dustiness. Warm spices. Quite chunky but not rough tannins. Good balance, big but with some finesse. Good wine.

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  1/15/2018 - Ellon wrote:

  Still fairly deep to the eye it boasts, after 30m decant, pure dark berries, a touch of roasted coffee beans and a flowery note providing the much wanted freshness. You can smell the added balance by the years in bottle. The elegance follows through the palate with very clean fruit, sweet tannins and medium to long finale. Not overly complex but seriously delicious and a pleasure to drink. Drinking very well but with some winters left in it. Will it get better? Hard to say...i like the current polished fruit character.

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  4/4/2014 - millerarner Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Really liked this one. Didn't keep specific notes and wish I had. This was a delicious change from what we're used to. Deep, rich, aromatic, and some unique elements make me want to find this and try it again.

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  12/22/2011 - Will Devize wrote: 93 Points

  This was so tight after 2 hours in the decanter that I was a little disappointed at first, however upon revisiting the following day, I can report that this an absolutely beautiful wine which combines power and intensity with outstanding finesse. Showing a 'grown-up' nose of pure dark fruits, a little toasty oak, cloves and some earthy tones too, all of this translates perfectly to the palate where the flavours are allowed, by virtue of an impressive structure, to be expressed with some style. Beautifully muscular weight yet with gorgeous polish and substance, it possesses an acidity which is simply a perfect marriage for the deep, bold fruits. What a lovely wine this is indeed.

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