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View the details and tasting notes for these other wines also declared or bottled from the year 2005:
Cockburn's Quinta dos Canais
Dow's Quinta da Senhora da Ribeira
Dow's Quinta do Bomfim
Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos
Quinta de Roriz
Quinta do Vesuvio
Smith Woodhouse Madalena
Warre's Quinta da CavadinhaQuinta do Vesuvio 2005
Release Notes
Vesuvio 2005 Vintage has a superb inky black colour. The nose is brimming with strong notes of violets and wild spring flowers. The taste is long, complex and rich, with layers of flavours that persist on the palate. Blueberry and blackcurrant flavours combine with rich bitter-chocolate and add structure. A seamless vintage port, with perfect integration and a velvet-like texture on the palate.
Tasting Notes
Roger Voss critic
As ever, Vesuvio is packed with its generous, opulent ripe fruit, showing richness, dense flavors, layers of jam and sweetness with a hint of caramel flavors. This is a Port for indulgence, ripe, rich and packed with flavor. Score: 93
Wine and Spirits (magazine) critic
The texture is satin, the tannins present while seemingly imperceptible under exotic fruit depths of pomegranate and wild berries. With 12 years in the cellar, the youthful perfume will begin to grow more complex. Score: 92/100
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.