1992 Quinta do Vesuvio

[mosesbotbol]

Opened last night. Pop and pour was interesting. Very strong coffee flavor with green peppers. Wife said "Is this port?" Not much of a nose. I find that Vesuvio's evolve a lot (for better or worse) over a day or two. Will try some more tonight.

[winesecretary]

That bottle doesn't sound right... Keep us updated

[mosesbotbol]

Last night, it showed dried orange/mandarin orange along with some floral notes. The coffee/Kahlua is more secondary. Does not taste "baked" like I was expecting with older Vesuvio vintages. 90 points at best.

[winesecretary]

That sounds like heat damage. Violets, cherries, plums is the profile I would expect on V92. See several recent notes

[mosesbotbol]

That sounds like heat damage. Violets, cherries, plums is the profile I would expect on V92. See several recent notes

I own footlockers of most vintages of Vesuvio before 2010.

[winesecretary]

You are a lucky man!

[Glenn E.]

Last night, it showed dried orange/mandarin orange along with some floral notes. The coffee/Kahlua is more secondary. Does not taste "baked" like I was expecting with older Vesuvio vintages. 90 points at best.

As far as "baked" goes, I've found that 1992 is usually beyond that time period in Vesuvio's history. 1989-1991 are where it is most prominent.

I agree that this sounds like an off bottle in some way. 1992 can be almost as good as 1994 and - at least for me - often has a very similar profile.

[mosesbotbol]

Last night, it showed dried orange/mandarin orange along with some floral notes. The coffee/Kahlua is more secondary. Does not taste "baked" like I was expecting with older Vesuvio vintages. 90 points at best.

As far as "baked" goes, I've found that 1992 is usually beyond that time period in Vesuvio's history. 1989-1991 are where it is most prominent.

I agree that this sounds like an off bottle in some way. 1992 can be almost as good as 1994 and - at least for me - often has a very similar profile.

I don't want to open another bottle of '92 any time soon. Kind of young. Just felt like a change of pace for drinking something in the 90's. It did improve from the first night FWIW.

I don't think I am as fond of Vesuvio as I was. Dow and Warre take the prize for Symington's port for me. I bought a case of '92 Warre not too long ago and those bottles are similarly just ok. Maybe '92 just isn't all that?

[mosesbotbol]

Had some more last night. This bottle has more heat to it than I would've thought (noticed from the 1st night). Color is dark and not cloudy at all. No prune, VA, or banana kind of flavors. Just kind of dull and not so interesting.

[Alex Bridgeman]

“Dull and not so interesting” and with no obvious VA sounds like a Port that’s going through a dumb phase.

My experience of the ‘92 Vesuvio is similar to Glenn’s. Generally I find them to be big, bold and fruit forward. Your description is not what I would expect or hope for.

[mosesbotbol]

“Dull and not so interesting” and with no obvious VA sounds like a Port that’s going through a dumb phase.

My experience of the ‘92 Vesuvio is similar to Glenn’s. Generally I find them to be big, bold and fruit forward. Your description is not what I would expect or hope for.

Dumb Phase is what my wife says I have been going through for years. This port was not big, bold, or fruit forward. Not what I was hoping or expecting either.