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Medium purple in color with no signs of browning.

Julian and I detected hints of violet on the nose. Was a bit hot and spicy too but mellowed out as we approached 3 hours into the dinner.

Sweet raisiny finish with a relatively straightforward brown sugar finish. Tad thin on the palate.

After 3+ hours in the glass, this picked up body and rounded out with smooth stewed fruit.

85/100.

Vesuvio 1990, 30 hours decanting. Great red and pink colour. Violets on the nose, pleasant, though a little hot. The violets+alcohol reminded me of a Jura whisky! In the mouth no violets, simple, pleasant. A fine quaffing port, but devoid of complexity. Later, with much port inside me, I wrote “thicker, more meat†.

Also see review of the evening as a whole, and other tasting notes:

• Vesuvio 1990;
• Vesuvio 1991;
• Vesuvio 1994;
• Vesuvio 1995;
• Churchill 1994;
• Croft 1994;
• Duff Gordon 1994;
• Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 1994.

The stewed fruit comment is interesting as the 1990 is one of the vintages that is thought to suffer from Douro bake. However, it doesn't seem to have necessarily been to the detriment of your enjoyment in quaffing this particular bottle!

Alex

The stewed fruit was in the 1994 and 1995, not this 1990.