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TN: 2008 Pombal do Vesuvio Douro -- Quinta do Vesuvio
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:47 pm
by Andy Velebil
No decanting and consumed over about two hours. Black fruit and tar nose. Darker fruit profile than the 2007 version with lots of tar, black cherries, and plenty of minerality. A slight bitter component on the medium long finish. This was already dropping a lot of sediment, staining the inside of the bottle.
89 Points
Re: TN: 2008 Pombal do Vesuvio Douro -- Quinta do Vesuvio
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:11 am
by Roy Hersh
Ultimately, did you prefer the 2007 or 2008 version?
Re: TN: 2008 Pombal do Vesuvio Douro -- Quinta do Vesuvio
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:23 am
by Andy Velebil
Roy Hersh wrote:Ultimately, did you prefer the 2007 or 2008 version?
I preferred the 2007 version, more for it's freshness of fruit. The 2008 was a little less clean and that slight bitter component on the end brought it down a notch.