In Bond Fine Wine. 2024 Quinta do Vesuvio, Port, Douro, Portugal. Other vintage port in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 93/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2032–2063. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 93/100 · Vinous, 2026-09-01 · Drink 2032-2063
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 fin…
Luis Gutiérrez (LG) — 94–97/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 2026-04-16 · Drink 2034 - 2054
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 Port…