Product details
Vintage Ports are declared only in great years (3 or 4 years in a decade) and only when the wines come up to Noval’s exacting standards. All the grapes come from the Quinta do Noval vineyard. Grapes are trodden by foot to obtain the must, then during fermentation macerate to obtain the best possible extraction in the lagares, the traditional stone vats from the Quinta. It is matured for 18 months in wooden vats of various capacities.
Grape Varieties:
Traditional grape varieties
Tasting Notes:
Purple/black in colour, it is incredibly pure and concentrated with good depth. The palate is intense beyond belief with very sweet blackberries and on the nose you will find cassis, chocolate, liquorice and spice. The tannins are sweet with the wine filling the mouth on entrance and the finish is long. Although young this port is ready to drink and will continue to be over the next twenty years.
Store and Serve Advices:
Serve at cellar temperature (15/17°). Decantation is recommended to separate the sediment. This cellar wine will mature over the years and develop a complex variety of aromas. You can also enjoy it when young to taste the intensity of its fruit. It is best drunk 4 to 40 years after bottling. Drink within 48 hours after opening.
Food Pairing:
Particularly enjoyable with a dessert, with dark chocolate or cheese. Also on its own at the end of a meal.
Allergens:
Contains sulphites.
Reviews and Awards:
. 98 points in Jamie Goode;
. 96 points in Wine Spectator Magazine;
. 96 points in Robert Parker;
. 95 points in Wine Enthusiast Magazine;
. 94 points in Stephen Tanzer;
. 93 points in CellarTracker;
. 17,5 points in Jancis Robinson.
Disclaimer:
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98 points·Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2000
expand_moreWonderful nose: fantastic, dark, focused sweet blackberry fruit is multilayered and complex with some olive notes. The palate is superconcentrated with dense, pure, really sweet blackberry fruit. Amazing intensity and depth here. Still just an infant. Brilliant effort.