In Bond Fine Wine. 2024 Capela Do Vesuvio, Port, Douro, Portugal. Other vintage port in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 96/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2033–2070. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 96/100 · Vinous, 2026-09-01 · Drink 2033-2063
The 2024 Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port is the sixth time this cuvée has been released, a selection of parcels populated by century-old vines at the namesake quinta. It has a perfumed nose that is more floral than Vesuvio's regular bottling, more open, with scents of black plum, bay leaf and, again, that touch of Japanese nori. The palate is silky smooth on the entry with impressive dep…
Luis Gutiérrez (LG) — 95–97/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 2026-04-16 · Drink 2040 - 2070
The 2024 Capela da Quinta do Vesúvio Vintage Port, named after the Chapel Vineyard, which is the first to be replanted after phylloxera, is a field blend of centenary vines, and the wine also has grapes from other plots, including a younger one planted exclusively with Touriga Franca. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in stone lagars that were foot trodden and then matured in oak casks for 18 m…