2015 Quinta do Vesuvio, Vesuvio Port 1x75cl

Wine Advocate 95

The 2015 Vintage Port Quinta do Vesuvio is a blend of Touriga Nacional 60%, Touriga Franca 30% and SousA o 10%. It comes in at 113 grams per liter of residual sugar. This is beautifully balanced, but still a "wow" because of its terrific fruit. It is packed with luscious and intensely flavorful fruit, laced with some dark plum and baked cherry nuances. The concentration is gooda not exceptional, perhaps, but it shows fine precision on the delicious finish, too. As is the case with most 2015s, it is also rather elegant and very fresh, the fruit lifted and well defined, never sloppy. It tightens noticeably with air, proving that its backbone can’t be discounted. It should age very well but be approachable a bit on the younger side, too. It could certainly use time in the cellar, the more the better if you like complexity, but it should be in fairly decent shape around 2030 or so. I personally would like to leave it another 10 years beyond that, but that’s up to you. If you insist on diving in sooner, that’s also up to you (and if you twist my arm, I will confess that the fruit is very attractive, perhaps even irresistible just now). This is one of the most intriguing Symington 2015s, perhaps my personal pick of the litter (although there are some competitors). It has some upside potential, too. If it never achieves more, it will still have you oohing and aahing throughout its useful life. This has been released. There were 11,400 bottles produced, plus some large-format offerings. [Mark Squires, 16/06/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2027-2065

JancisRobinson.com 17.5

A very fine vintage port just coming into its own now. A lovely choice for the end of the Regenerative Viticulture Foundation dinner at Berry Bros & Rudd, presumably because Berrys and the Symingtons are now partners, in Hambledon English wine estate. See this 2017 tasting note. (JR) [01/07/2025]

Anticipated maturity: 2023-2043