Quinta do Noval Ports: Douro, Portugal
Quinta do Noval
Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is produced exclusively from selected plots at the Quinta, and only declared in exceptional years. Touriga Nacional, Tinta Cao, Touriga Francesca, Tinta Roriz and Sousao are the grape varieties, all trodden by foot in the lagares at Quinta do Noval. The wine is aged around 20 months in old oak barrels of 640 liters or larger. Intensely powerful and concentrated, this port is perfectly adapted to age in bottle, and has the capacity to mature gracefully over decades.
2004 Vintage Reviews
“Has lots of grapey, stemmy, rich aromas. Full-bodied, lightly sweet and chewy, with plenty of grip. Layered and rich. Serious and structured. All there for the vintage. Best after 2017.” 92 Wine Spectator, October 2007
“With its inky dark color, this is darkly dense, a huge mouthful of black fruits and dark, initially medicinal flavors and firm, concentrated tannins. It will age 20 years at least, but its sweet, ripe fruit suggest it could be drunk much earlier than that.” 93 Wine Enthusiast, November 2007
Noval 2003: 94 Wine Advocate, 96 Wine Spectator
Noval 2000: 92 Wine Advocate, 96 Wine Spectator
Noval 1997: 100 Wine Advocate, 97 Wine Spectator
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