1999 Quinta do Vesuvio

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Cockburn 1851
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1999 Quinta do Vesuvio

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Constandia
Taylor’s LBV
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Re: 1999 Vesuvio

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Clear deep dark red colour. There is something I cannot define on the nose that I really like, cherry, raisins, vanilla, cinnamon and other spices. The palate is sweet and warm with ripe red fruit, good balancing acidity and a good finish. Dia- 91/100- 24/02/2016
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Morgan 1991
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V99 85% opacity. Big fruits, very sweet, smooth but with a bit more acidity showing than some.
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Graham’s 1948
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Re: 1999 Vesuvio

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Deep red colour with a wide rim. Boiled fruit sweets on the nose with attractive floral tones. A touch empty initially, but a mouthful of Parma Violets quickly develops with firm tannins on the mid-palate. The late palate brings a lightness and more flowers, quite delicious. Lovely sweet fruit lozenges run through the aftertaste, supported by the tannins. The whole impression is of a wine which is very unbalanced and odd. Perhaps all it needs is a little more time. 88/100.
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Re: 1999 Quinta do Vesuvio

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V99. Dark dark dark red, 90% opaque. Very dark fruited. Mid weight; both big and slightly hollow mid-palate. All of which is rather like SV99.
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