Sounds like the vines are in a pocket of high soil fertility. Not harmful if they aren't getting excess nitrogen.
Proper pruning will keep the vines from overcropping. Sounds like you know what signs to watch for - late ripening, lower quality - if the vine is over cropped. As vigorous as the vine seems to be and still ripening it's crop well, you probably aren't overloading it.
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