1996 Quinta do Vesuvio
1996 Quinta do Vesuvio
A Ragbag of Good Port, Monday 19 September 2011, at the Steak Exchange. Links:
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- Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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Re: 1996 Vesuvio
Dark, very very intense tight-nosed blackcurrants; absolutely packed with flavour and fruit. Very nice and will be extremely interesting to see what this is like in another 5-10yr. Very good.
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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Re: 1996 Vesuvio
Deep red , firm rim; still opaque at the centre. Attractive blackcurrants on the nose, slightly sharp and a bit hot. Balanced entry, sweet fruit to the fore but with a strong acidic core - plenty of fruit on the mid-palate. Delicious aftertaste and a long, dense, fruit-dominated finish. Tasty, but still needs another 5-10 years to achieve a better balance. Lots of potential to improve. 86/100
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: 1996 Vesuvio
A lovely big blackcurrant bomb - great now with food but will be better with a few more years in the cellar.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1996 Vesuvio
Juicy, fruity, big and tasty with plenty of grip, but not particularly well balanced. As others have mentioned, did drink much better with steak than on its own. I will buy more 94 before i buy this, but this was/will be good **(**)
Rob C.
- Chris Doty
- Graham’s Malvedos 1996
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Re: 1996 Vesuvio
These notes seem very consistent with how this wine showed at the Vesuvio tasting some time ago. A bit unbalanced (though perhaps not quite 'disjointed') and with decent potential, though IMHO not likely to ever become 'exceptional.' Still, worth having one or two in the cellar for upside.