1991 Quinta do Vesuvio

[jdaw1]

A horizontal of 1991s, some Vintage, some Single-Quinta, on Monday 9^th December 2019, at The Boot & Flogger, as arranged by GEAG.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • Dow;
  • Graham;
  • Warre;
  • Quinta do Vesuvio;
  • Smith Woodhouse;
  • Gould Campbell;
  • Cockburn;
  • Cockburn Quinta dos Canais;
  • Taylor Quinta de Vargellas;
  • Fonseca Guimaraens;
  • Croft;
  • Morgan;
  • Quinta do Noval;
  • Quinta do Noval Nacional;
  • Quinta de la Rosa;
  • Niepoort;
• Placemats (and in the list of placemats);
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

V91. Red-pink, 50% opaque. Maraschino cherry, dry mid palate, long. Really liked. This is showing beautifully, but will not last another two decades.

[jdaw1]

Later, still liked. But not as full as some.

[winesecretary]

Fairly dark. Strong taste of Pontefract cakes.

[nac]

Still quite dark. Nice clean nose with some good fruit still. Rich. Liked a lot.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Deep red colour, mature with a brick tone; 60% opaque. A lovely fresh red cherry fruit nose, with just a hint of earthiness at the core of the cherry - very nicely developed. Sweet, velvety texture on the palate with fragrant red cherry fruit managing to be lively and balanced with an unexpected rose fragrance on the mid-palate and a bit of a pine needle bite on the late palate. Some heat shows on the finish before a dark cherry finish. This is a lovely, rich and balanced wine which is richer than the Dow, Graham and Warre tasted alongside it. 91/100.