2024 Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port

The 2024 Quinta do Vesuvio comes from five different terroirs within their portfolio, the fruit foot-pressed in granite lagares. It has tightly wound blackberry, melted tar and subtle marine notes that verge on Japanese nori. The palate is more open and expressive with its rounded, supple tannins and velvety texture. There is an underlying pepperiness that surfaces towards the quite ravishing finish, yet this is a Vesuvio that will benefit from several years in bottle. 93 points

The 2024 Vintage Port was produced with 47% Touriga Franca (the highest amount of other Vintage Ports), 30% Touriga Nacional, 13% Alicante Bouschet and 10% Sousão. It was fermented with indigenous yeasts in lagar and matured in large oak vessels for 18 months. It`s full of energy and tension, is harmonious and has so much going on. This has more Touriga Franca than any of their other Vintage Ports, and it`s also the sweetest, but it has phenomenal concentration and higher acidity and comes through as balanced. It is juicy and opulent, with balance. Aromatic, it develops hints of rosemary with time in the glass. It has 20% alcohol, a pH of 3.65 and 110 grams of acidity. 18,120 bottles produced. 94-97 points