QuintadoVesuvio,2018VintagePort

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The 2018 Quinta do Vesuvio is one of my top Port wines of the 2018 vintage. Flamboyant, full of concentration lovely violet nose and absolutely loaded with red fruit at this early stage. Tannins are finely resolved and should provide the structure for the wine to develop. Only 965 cases made so will be in short supply 95/100. TC VWP June 2020

Reviews

Richard Mayson Quinta do Vesúvio 2018 ***** A blend of 54% Touriga Nacional, 40% Touriga Franca / Alicante Bouschet (co-fermented) and 6%Sousão (for freshness), predominantly from cooler north / north -west facing vineyards:Beautifully lifted, scented floral aromas (rose petals), vinous and overt; sweet and suave initially, ripebut gentle blackberry fruit backed by velvety tannins leading to a finish that is both powerful andelegant at the same time. Wonderful freshness and vitality. A magnificent wine for drinking over themedium to long term. Just 965 cases produced representing 3% of the quinta’s total production.19

Mark Squire. 2018 Quinta do Vesuvio Drink 2028-2065

92-94The 2018 Vintage Port is a blend of 54% Touriga Nacional and 40% Touriga Franca and Alicante Bouschetcombined, with miscellaneous others filling out the blend. It comes in with 112 grams of residual sugar.This is one of the two Ports being released en primeur now by the Symingtons in this issue. If you arejudging the group on concentration and power, this is easily the winner, the one with the biggest upside.There are some other points to make, though. You may like the style of some others more. Inky black,it is also probably the most concentrated Port in the group, although it doesn’t seem to quite scale the heightsof, say, the 2017. The signature features here will be the pungent aromatics and the big, ripe fruit. Actually,it is not only big in flavor, it’s a little flamboyant. There is a nuance on the finish that makes it seemespecially ripe; it will be interesting to see if that folds into the whole in time. The baked plums up frontsuggest very ripe Touriga Nacional, in particular. Then, the hammer falls, and this shows off a fair bit ofpower too, especially the next day. It was by far, also, the 2018 in this article that was most on top of itsgame when tasted a couple of days later. It will be interesting to see where this goes. It certainly haspotential. There were 965 cases produced.

Neil Martin Quinta do Vesuvio 2018Drink window 2030 – 206593/100

The 2018 Quinta do Vesuvio has a plush bouquet of black fruit laced with clove, nougat, boysenberryjam and white pepper. I wouldhave liked a little more precision here. The palate is medium -bodied with impressive spicy attack on the entry – cracked black pepper and bitter orange, touches of liquorice and mint towards the well structured finish. Moderate length. A quality Vesuvio that deserves several years in bottle.