Description and Reviews:
Peter Symington has chosen just 52 pipes to bottle as Quinta do Vesuvio 1995 Vintage Port. The wine is rich, dark and concentrated, it has aromas of violets and gum cistus and is very smooth and elegant in the mouth.
Located in the Douro Superior, Quinta do Vesuvio is a legendary property, identified as far back as the 16th Century. In the 19th Century under Dona Antónia Ferreira the Vesuvio wines gained an extraordinary reputation. In 1989 the Symington family acquired and invested in the estate, re-planting and expanding the vineyards to 141 hectares (of a 325 ha estate). The property is fundamentally north facing, but with seven hills, seven valleys and altitudes from 130 to 530 metres, has a range of aspects and microclimates. The only style of Port made from this Quinta is Vintage Port, and then only in years that meet stringent quality requirements, and all wines are 100% treaded by foot in granite lagares. The wines are very concentrated and powerful, with very ripe black fruit flavours.
