Symington's Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port 2016 (75cl, 20%)

Symington's Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port 2016 is a single-quinta Vintage Port from Portugal's Upper Douro Valley, bottled at approximately 20% ABV. Quinta do Vesuvio is owned by the Symington family and produces its wines by traditional foot-treading in granite lagares. The 2016 blend is 43% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca and 17% Alicante Bouschet, with Tinta Amarela and Sousão making up the remainder. Old vineyards yield rarely more than 700 grams per vine. Dark purple in the glass, it shows blackberry, blueberry, violets, lavender, rockrose and resin. The palate is dense with warmed fig, açai berry and blackberry paste, with firm schist-derived tannins and graphite and tar notes. The finish is long, with licorice and dark berry compote.