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2011 Quinta do Vesuvio Capela
Posted: 20:41 Fri 17 Apr 2026
by jdaw1
An early horizontal of 2011s was held on Thursday 23
rd April 2026, at
Boot & Flogger, as arranged by
Christopher.
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Re: 2011 Quinta do Vesuvio Capela
Posted: 17:24 Sun 26 Apr 2026
by winesecretary
Positively butch, and a bit sinewy, on the palate. Not right. Corked? More air revealed - yes, corked.
Re: 2011 Quinta do Vesuvio Capela
Posted: 11:59 Tue 28 Apr 2026
by akzy
Corked nose. Didn't taste great either. Much left in glasses at the end.
Re: 2011 Quinta do Vesuvio Capela
Posted: 08:00 Fri 01 May 2026
by CPR 1
Disappointing to hear this, the bottle at the Vesuvio tasting we held in Feb 24 was also corked (but from different source). I hope this is not a trend.
Re: 2011 Quinta do Vesuvio Capela
Posted: 08:32 Fri 01 May 2026
by winesecretary
So, assuming the bottle that Alex noted in 2013 to have been a sample with a different cork, the (statistically invalid) ratio of corked bottles appears a bit disturbing. I am willing to contribute to the cost of purchasing another bottle from a different cellar to those tasted so far, to see if we are three consecutive times unlucky.
Re: 2011 Quinta do Vesuvio Capela
Posted: 16:42 Fri 01 May 2026
by Glenn E.
I opened a 2011 Capela in July of 2025 and it was not corked. It was out-classed by the regular 2011 Vesuvio opened with it, though. My scores were 93+ and 95 respectively.
This was for Port Club, so there were plenty of people present who could have detected TCA had it been a bad bottle.
Re: 2011 Quinta do Vesuvio Capela
Posted: 13:52 Sat 09 May 2026
by Christopher
winesecretary wrote: ↑08:32 Fri 01 May 2026
So, assuming the bottle that Alex noted in 2013 to have been a sample with a different cork, the (statistically invalid) ratio of corked bottles appears a bit disturbing. I am willing to contribute to the cost of purchasing another bottle from a different cellar to those tasted so far, to see if we are three consecutive times unlucky.
I actually owe Alex a bottle and have another one at home. So we can for sure arrange. Makes sense to have the regular as well.