2007 Quinta do Vesuvio

[jdaw1]

Johnny Symington and other suspects gathered at the B&F for a complete vertical of Quinta do Vesuvio.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes of Quinta do Vesuvio 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

[Doggett]

V07 100% opacity. For its youth this was still a wonderful glass of port. Big fruits and sweetness as you would expect, but with more compexity and structure than I detected on many of the younger Vesuvios. Lots of heat on the finish.
91 Points

[Alex Bridgeman]

My second-favourite wine of the night, a point behind the 2011.

Bottle 02808. Deep red appearance, in late youth. No purple in the tone but very dark with a narrow rim. Subdued on the nose initially but a bit of work releases lots of perfumed blackcurrant. Smooth and silky texture combines with concentrated and brooding sweet fruit before a massive tannin hit at the core of this wine. Well balanced, despite the burly palate, which allows the perfumed late palate to show at its best. Good aftertaste, big and powerful on the finish - which is chewy from green tannins and long lasting. A real burly winner of a port for the long haul. 95/100.

[jdaw1]

V07. Nose floral. Palate very floral, soft and full, but light. Lovely lovely now.