Quinta Do Vesuvio Vintage Port 2019 clarendon-hills The spicy framework

The spicy framework

crushed blackcurrants

the so called 'improving grape varieties') that Gaillac growers were encouraged to plant at the expense of traditional varieties from the 60's onwards were a disaster

Beautifully and accurately done

The must of the rose and white are first cooled with the rose spending 24 hours on skins before fermentation

Quinta Do Vesuvio Vintage Port 2019 clarendon-hills The spicy framework#66 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2022 Typical blackcurrant and lavender aromas with traces of fennel, whose fragrance is often carried by the breeze in the vineyards at Vesvio. On the palate the wine delivers mouth filling ripe black fruit flavors; opulent and velvety, although with substantial volume and weighty structure. Very polished tannins provide a satisfyingly long, silky finish.