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View the details and tasting notes for these other wines also declared or bottled from the year 1996:
Dow's Quinta do Bomfim
Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos
Quinta do Vesuvio
Smith Woodhouse Madalena
Warre's Quinta da CavadinhaQuinta do Vesuvio 1996
Release Notes
One of the finest Vesuvio wines produced to date in one of the largest harvests in the Douro Valley. A very small batch, representing around 12% of total production was selected for bottling.
The wine is deep purple and opaque in colour with richly lifted floral aromas of violets and a massive flavour of blackcurrant fruit with firm tannins balanced with the usual Vesuvio sweetness.
Alcohol by volume v/v (20º C): 20%
Total Acidity g/l tartaric acid: 4,88
Baumé: 3.9
Tasting Notes
Jancis Robinson MW critic
Putty/linseed on the nose and very sweet, round and rich. Flattering, lovely, smoky, exciting! Dense. Very, very good! Long, concentrated, explosive. Score: 18.5/20
International Wine Challenge (competition) critic
Intense, savoury, gamey, fruit cake elements coupled with liquorice. Intense, hugely aromatic sandalwood elements on the palate leads through to mid-length spritzy finish. Score: Silver Medal
More about Quinta do Vesuvio
To learn more about Quinta do Vesuvio here on The Vintage Port Site, read a concise Profile of the Quinta do Vesuvio Brand, and a detailed viticultural profile of Quinta do Vesuvio. If you would like to learn even more about Quinta do Vesuvio's history and the quinta's Douro DOC wines as well as their Vintage Ports, visit the Quinta do Vesuvio website.