1991 Quinta do Vesuvio

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g-man
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1991 Vesuvio Vintage Port

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Medium purple with a slight bricking color around the edges.

This was a bad wine for me. Heavy Volatile Acidity smell. The gasoline smell just killed it for me. There was a hint of underlying tobacco smell.

Tasted bitter cocoa, tobacco, but the VA just permeated on my palate and made this a very unenjoyable wine.

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TN: V91

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Vesuvio 1991, 30 hours decanted. Quite opaque, no blue, no purple, no brown: just red. Others had better comments on the smell: “VA smell† (JG); “nasal snuff† (ED); “heavier smell than other Vesuvios† (FF). Very flawed; not liked.
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Post by g-man »

Hey Julian,

Reposted link from Spectator about VA

http://forums.winespectator.com/eve/for ... /202107924
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Post by Alex Bridgeman »

I can testify that this was flawed. I don't think that I have ever found VA on a Vesuvio. Hopefully your bottle was a one-off.

Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Post by Alex Bridgeman »

Julian - you may use your admin rights to read and then delete this post.

Your edit above was made just in time. The transgression did not go unnoticed, but will now be overlooked by all others (!)

Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: TN: V91

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I had what was in origin an error in word order: in writing “Others’ comments were better†, the post above, before being edited, said
jdaw1 originally wrote:Others’ had better comments on the smell:
Alex noticed, but I repaired before he commented. Close call!
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