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1989 Quinta do Vesuvio
1989 Quinta do Vesuvio
Tasted as part of a Vesuvio Vertical from 1989 to 2008 at The New Cavendish Club, London on 23rd February 2010.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: 1989 Quinta do Vesuvio
Lightest of the Vesuvios with a bit of caramel / brown colouring on the edge. Quite watery initially on the mouth, followed by a bit of roundness and fruit. Very end of the aftertaste had a bit of tumeric or other spice. Tasted like it was aging fairly quickly. Perfectly drinkable, unspectacular Port.
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Re: 1989 Quinta do Vesuvio
Quite light indeed -- would have believed you if you told me it was still red wine. Fairly soft on the nose, and a bit dull in the mouth. Grippy though -- in a way that turned out to be uncommon among the other vesuvios. Something more characteristic to me of 1983 Northern Rhone -- for some strange reason I get the sensation of a BMW turning tightly as it races up some mountain in Central Europe. However, this is a characteristic of the tannin structure, not the fruit, which in this case is quite tart and muted. A bit short on the finish as well. Not 'bad' by any means, but lacking in fruit/flavor/deliciousness.
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Re: 1989 Quinta do Vesuvio
Some red fruits on the nose. Nice, mature and elegant port - very concentrated but lacking fruit on the palate. Not as baked as I expected. Nice stuff for drinking now.
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Re: 1989 Quinta do Vesuvio
This was my favourite of the first three ports, I normally think of this wine as a great example of Douro bake, the 89 and I believe the 90 were stored in the Douro before temperate control, this bottle really did not show Douro bake at all which was a big surprise. A very enjoyable bottle but towards the end of the tasting it really dropped off, recommend a limited decant for maximum enjoyment. Nice current drinking
Re: 1989 Quinta do Vesuvio
Vesuvio was bought by the Symingtons in February 1989, so most of the growing and all of the vinification happened under their care.
V89: A lovely red, but compared to the others, so much more and translucent and red (rather than black). Sweet, some heat, a little tired but lovely quafffable raspberry. Light but long. Mature. Some 2½k cases made in ’89, volumes subsequently varying from ¾k to 4k. Apparently not sold at bottling time because the labels weren’t ready.
V89: A lovely red, but compared to the others, so much more and translucent and red (rather than black). Sweet, some heat, a little tired but lovely quafffable raspberry. Light but long. Mature. Some 2½k cases made in ’89, volumes subsequently varying from ¾k to 4k. Apparently not sold at bottling time because the labels weren’t ready.
Re: 1989 Quinta do Vesuvio
I still have a few of these purchased early on, what do you believe to be the drinkability of these moving forward, in terms of longevity or lack thereof?
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Re: 1989 Quinta do Vesuvio
DRT wrote:! mature ! Nice stuff for drinking now.
Christopher wrote:Nice current drinking
No great urgency, but other than a tasting reserve, you should seek opportunities to consume.jdaw1 wrote:Mature.
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Re: 1989 Quinta do Vesuvio
While ready now and drinking very nicely, I believe that the Douro bake is integrating itself into the flavour profile of the wine and is becoming less noticeable as a flaw and simply one of the flavour influences of this wine. How long this integration will continue, I don't know, but I plan to open the next one of mine in a couple of years (but then I am running out of the 1989).Roy Hersh wrote:I still have a few of these purchased early on, what do you believe to be the drinkability of these moving forward, in terms of longevity or lack thereof?
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