{"product_id":"quinta-do-vesuvio-comboio-do-vesuvio-2020-750ml","title":"Quinta do Vesuvio - Comboio do Vesuvio 2020 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCOMBOIO DO VESUVIO\u003cbr\u003e\nDOC DOURO 2020\u003cbr\u003e\nWINEMAKER\u003cbr\u003e\nMariana Brito, Charles Symington, and\u003cbr\u003e\nPedro Correia.\u003cbr\u003e\nPROVENANCE \u0026amp; GRAPE VARIETIES\u003cbr\u003e\nQuinta do Vesuvio, Douro Superior.\u003cbr\u003e\n35% Touriga Franca\u003cbr\u003e\n35% Touriga Nacional\u003cbr\u003e\n30% Tinta Roriz\u003cbr\u003e\nWINE SPECIFICATION\u003cbr\u003e\nAlcohol: 14.5 % vol\u003cbr\u003e\nTotal acidity: 5.8 g\/l tartaric acid\u003cbr\u003e\nAGEING \u0026amp; PRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\nAgeing without any contact with oak.\u003cbr\u003e\nBottled June 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\nDecanting: Not Required\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTHE WINE\u003cbr\u003e\nThere has been a station on the main line Douro railroad at Quinta do\u003cbr\u003e\nVesúvio since 1887 and the trains that daily call there are very much part of\u003cbr\u003e\nthe property’s day to day life. This railway forms part of Vesúvio’s rich\u003cbr\u003e\nheritage and when the Symington family decided to launch this third dry red\u003cbr\u003e\nwine from the legendary estate, it felt only natural to evoke the propitious\u003cbr\u003e\ncoexistence between railway and vineyard. The ‘Comboio do Vesúvio’\u003cbr\u003e\n(Vesúvio Train) is unoaked to underscore the wine’s youthful, fruit forward\u003cbr\u003e\nprofile.\u003cbr\u003e\nVINTAGE OVERVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\nWinter and early spring rainfall was roughly in line with the average, but\u003cbr\u003e\nhigher than average temperatures brought forward the vegetative cycle by\u003cbr\u003e\nthree weeks. If overall rainfall levels were reassuring, the temperatures were\u003cbr\u003e\nfar from it: every month apart from April was considerably warmer than the\u003cbr\u003e\n30-year mean. With virtually no rain in June or July, we were relieved to\u003cbr\u003e\nhave 12.6 mm falling on 20th August, although the rain was followed by\u003cbr\u003e\nthree heat waves lasting until mid-September. With the heat diminishing\u003cbr\u003e\nthe benefit of the rainwater – and faced with the possibility of berry\u003cbr\u003e\ndehydration – we began picking our white grapes from the 25th August.\u003cbr\u003e\nThese were in surprisingly good condition (given the summer drought),\u003cbr\u003e\nallowing us to make some very good wines. Production was down by 40% in\u003cbr\u003e\nsome properties, but the lower yields were compensated by overall good\u003cbr\u003e\nquality.\u003cbr\u003e\nWINEMAKING\u003cbr\u003e\nThe hand-picked grapes from selected parcels at Vesúvio are harvested into\u003cbr\u003e\nsmall, shallow 20 Kg open containers. At the winery, the bunches are first\u003cbr\u003e\nmanually sorted and then gently destemmed. The berries are then carefully\u003cbr\u003e\nmachine-sorted, and gravity transported to the top of the fermentation vats.\u003cbr\u003e\nThere, still whole, they’re gently crushed, and gravity fed directly into the\u003cbr\u003e\nvats. Fermentations are closely monitored, and temperatures and\u003cbr\u003e\nmacerations (plunging, pumping over and rack and return) are adjusted\u003cbr\u003e\neach day (after daily tastings) to tap all the grapes’ potential. We aim to\u003cbr\u003e\nproduce a wine showing balance, with expressive fruit and harmonious\u003cbr\u003e\nflavors, ready to enjoy young whilst preserving some aging potential.\u003cbr\u003e\nTASTING NOTE\u003cbr\u003e\nBright aromas of red fruits (strawberry)\u003cbr\u003e\nand rock rose (a wildflower much\u003cbr\u003e\nassociated with the Douro). Rich plum\u003cbr\u003e\nwith notes of fresh herbs and hints of\u003cbr\u003e\nclove on the palate. Fine acidity and\u003cbr\u003e\npeppery tannins add freshness to this\u003cbr\u003e\nbalanced, well-structured wine.\u003cbr\u003e\nSTORAGE \u0026amp; SERVING\u003cbr\u003e\nReady to drink but will develop favorably\u003cbr\u003e\nin bottle through 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSCORES\u003cbr\u003e\n89 Points, Decanter, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quinta do Vesuvio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47540825391328,"sku":"129632","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/quinta-do-vesuvio-comboio-do-vesuvio_1.jpg?v=1751059813","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/quinta-do-vesuvio-comboio-do-vesuvio-2020-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}