Quinta Do Noval

Quinta Do Noval, Vintage Port, 2019

Name: Quinta Do Noval, Vintage Port
Brand: Quinta Do Noval
Price: 356.3 GBP

96/100

Vinous

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2019
6x75cl
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2019
6x75cl
DP
£356.30

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Quinta do Noval continues to tread its own path in the Port world. Contrary to many of their peers, they have declared a beautiful, if very tiny, 2019 Vintage Port. In their words, “if we believe that we have wines of the quality and personality to join the ranks of the Quinta do Noval Vintage Ports of previous years, we will bottle it and declare it, even if this means declaring several years in a row, and even if it means, as is often the case, bottling only a few hundred cases of Quinta do Noval Vintage Port, representing a tiny percentage of the total production of the Quinta.” Indeed, the fabled terroir of Noval, as a single property, is world-renowned, as is its complex varietal makeup, high proportion of old vines, and intricate range of elevation and exposition. Ultimately, this is a magical property that has all bases covered and it is these qualities that allow Noval to produce consistently high quality wines, pretty much year-in year-out.

2019 is a vintage of great aromatic intensity and freshness, being overall dry but slightly cooler than average, which meant minimal disease pressure and no undue stress on the vines. In fact, the Quinta reports a slightly higher than average yield, which allowed them to make best and tightest selection possible, playing to the vintage’s high natural acidities and overall sense of lift. Harvest concluded late by recent standards, on the 18th October, and this extended hang time encouraged further complexity and produced grapes with finely sculpted tannins, and oodles of floral, red fruit. It is simply a delicious Vintage Port that will not disappoint in ten years’ time.

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Critic Reviews

96/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2019 Vintage Port is one that I tasted a few months earlier at Pichon-Baron, and so unsurprisingly, there are few changes except that I feel that the nose has closed up ever so slightly since then. The palate is still velvety smooth, richer and slightly sweeter than the 2020, enormous depth towards the finish with a hedonistic veneer on the finish. Interestingly, this has less residual sugar than the 2020, but slightly more acidity. Superb. Tasted at the Quinta do Noval tasting at Spring restaurant in London.

drinking window 2032 - 2055

date of review 11/2022

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