1994 Quinta do Vesuvio

[Alex Bridgeman]

Ex-cellars from VNdG but stored for a summer in the cellars at Vesuvio. Deep red, dark and opaque. A floral nose, clean and attractive, full of fruit. Strongly acidic entry. Gentle tannins and lots of spice. The fruit is dominant, mostly primary but with a bit of secondary softness. A lovely aftertaste, rich and magnificent Christmas cake. Long, spicy violets and blueberries and a cheek tingling dry finish. Very tasty port. 92/100. Drunk 26 September 2010.

[jdaw1]

In The Douro Valley with Friends, Harvest 2010:

• Friday 24 September 2010
  • 1960 Fonseca (α alpha);
  • 1963 Graham (β beta);
  • 1963 Taylor (γ gamma);
  • 1977 Graham (tregnum) (δ delta);
• Saturday 25 September 2010
  • 1970 Niepoort (η eta);
  • 1977 Gould Campbell (θ theta);
  • 1970 Warre (ι iota);
  • 1960 Dow (κ kappa);
  • 1970 Dow (λ lambda);
  • 1958 Warre (μ mu);
  • 1934 Warre (ν nu);
• Sunday 26 September 2010
  • 1963 Fonseca (Ï„ tau);
  • 1966 Fonseca (Ï… upsilon);
  • 1970 Fonseca (φ phi);
  • 1977 Fonseca (χ chi);
  • 1994 Vesuvio (ψ psi);
• Monday 27 September 2010
  • 1992 Quevedo colheita (а a);
  • 1994 Quevedo colheita (б be);
  • 1996 Quevedo colheita (в ve);
  • 2000 Quevedo colheita (г ge);
  • 2004 Quevedo LBV (д de);
  • 2008 Quevedo Quinta Vale D’Agodinho (е ie);
  • 1970 Offley Boa Vista.

[jdaw1]

V94, dark red at centre to red at the edge, 80% opacity. My palate tiring, recording only ‟lots of red fruit, especially red plum”.

[DRT]

I think this is the bottle that was served blind after dinner. My guess was "Vesuvio 1994 that has spent the summer in the Douro" - which was 100% correct.

With the shipper, vintage and provenance all correct, this is and will always be the jewel in my "guess-the-blind-wine" crown

[jdaw1]

I can vouch for DRT having been thoroughly chuffed with this.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Yes, he was doing his impression when we found out what the port was.

[DRT]

I can vouch for DRT having been thoroughly chuffed with this.

Yes, he was doing his impression when we found out what the port was.

But, being a gentleman, I will obviously refrain from vulgar and gratuitous gloating.

[jdaw1]

But, being a gentleman, I will obviously refrain from vulgar and gratuitous gloating.

Ignoring the contradiction in the first clause, I re-acknowledge that it was gloatworthy.