2003 Quinta do Vesuvio

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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Axel P
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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2003 Vesuvio

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The 2003 VPs are just about to go to bed.

Very bright red colour with a very good structure. The nose is alike the 2005, but not as intensive as the latter: fruity with black currant. In the mouth there is a very intense Cassis and red currant flavour present with dominating tannins. The aftertaste is surprisingly short, what I interpret to be the first sign of the reduction phase. From my earlier notes of this wine the aftertaste was at least of an average endurance.

Axel
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