1994 Quinta do Vesuvio

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Alex Bridgeman
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1994 Vesuvio vintage port

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Ex-cellars from VNdG but stored for a summer in the cellars at Vesuvio. Deep red, dark and opaque. A floral nose, clean and attractive, full of fruit. Strongly acidic entry. Gentle tannins and lots of spice. The fruit is dominant, mostly primary but with a bit of secondary softness. A lovely aftertaste, rich and magnificent Christmas cake. Long, spicy violets and blueberries and a cheek tingling dry finish. Very tasty port. 92/100. Drunk 26 September 2010.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: 1994 Vesuvio vintage port

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In The Douro Valley with Friends, Harvest 2010:
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V94, dark red at centre to red at the edge, 80% opacity. My palate tiring, recording only ‟lots of red fruit, especially red plum”.
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Re: 1994 Vesuvio vintage port

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I think this is the bottle that was served blind after dinner. My guess was "Vesuvio 1994 that has spent the summer in the Douro" - which was 100% correct.

With the shipper, vintage and provenance all correct, this is and will always be the jewel in my "guess-the-blind-wine" crown 88) :D
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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I can vouch for DRT having been thoroughly chuffed with this.
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Yes, he was doing his :piginpoo: impression when we found out what the port was.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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jdaw1 wrote:I can vouch for DRT having been thoroughly chuffed with this.
AHB wrote:Yes, he was doing his :piginpoo: impression when we found out what the port was.
But, being a gentleman, I will obviously refrain from vulgar and gratuitous gloating.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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DRT wrote:But, being a gentleman, I will obviously refrain from vulgar and gratuitous gloating.
Ignoring the contradiction in the first clause, I re-acknowledge that it was gloatworthy.
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