1996 Quinta do Vesuvio

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DRT
Fonseca 1966
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1996 Quinta do Vesuvio

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Tasted as part of a Vesuvio Vertical from 1989 to 2008 at The New Cavendish Club, London on 23rd February 2010.
*Please note that the 2008 Cask Sample was donated to this tasting by the Symington family before the final blend was complete so this may not accurately represent what the Vesuvio 2008 will be, should it be approved and declared later in 2010.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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JacobH
Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
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Re: 1996 Quinta do Vesuvio

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Pretty much the same colour as the '94. Noticably chewy tannins in the mouth, though not quite as much fruit as the '94. Slight coffee in the aftertaste. Lovely Port; certainly the best non-major-year Vesuvio from the 1990s.
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Graham’s Malvedos 1996
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Re: 1996 Quinta do Vesuvio

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I thought this was quite a nice effort -- but the spirit on the nose and the heat on the back-end keep this from being a classic wine in my view.

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Re: 1996 Quinta do Vesuvio

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Soft fruity nose. Thick and sticky in the mouth with some red fruits peaking through the blackcurrant and a good length. I really like this wine, and the 96 vintage as a whole, and am pleased to report that I have a not insignificant stock to enjoy in the years to come :wink:
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Re: 1996 Quinta do Vesuvio

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V96: an edge more translucent than the V95. Lovely. Soft red and black fruit, sweet. Longer than the V94, though thinner on entry. Redder fruit raspberry.
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