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2000 Quinta do Vesuvio
Re: 2000 Vesuvio
85% opacity, dark red. Mild heat on the palate plus a tannic finish. Fruit is there, body a little light. Feels like this one might run out of steam before old age.
Re: 2000 Vesuvio
V00 90% opacity. Big Tannins, leather and blackberries dominating.
89 Points
89 Points
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
- Posts: 14915
- Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Location: Berkshire, UK
Re: 2000 Vesuvio
Dark red with just a hint of brick and a wide rim. Limited nose, closed and showing very little. Restrained on the palate too, thin but with powerful tannins; so much so that this is lacking in fruit and dominated by the tannins and acidity. Saccharine and mint on the aftertaste with a long, dry and huge green finish. Very difficult to score, this is either extremely closed or tainted very slightly with TCA - enough to flatten the fruit but not enough to be picked up directly. NR.
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Re: 2000 Quinta do Vesuvio
V00. Dark dark dark red, 90% opaque. Lovely balance, sweet, big, and fruity.