Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
The 2011 Vintage Port hasn’t been seen in a while. It begins our mini-vertical this issue. Showing rich and gorgeous fruit, this is pure, young and elegant. There is still plenty of power here, but decanting a small portion for about three hours gave me some hope that it would be approachable a bit sooner than anticipated. Noval has mid-palate finesse all the time—so, too, here. It makes this very graceful, despite the power and the first lush impression. The pure power does not detract from the feeling of elegance at all, as this comes together well. Dried herbs, eucalyptus and a long finish make this special, the complexity on the finish sealing the deal. This is early in this wine’s evolution, but it is beginning to open its eyes and peek out at the world.
Features
Type of wine
Sweet Red
Pairings
Blue Cheese, Chocolate
Style
Ripe with aging
Occasions
After-lunch, Gift
Winery
Quinta Do Noval
Size
75 cl.
Country
Portugal
Region
Douro
Appellation
Porto
Alcohol
19.5%
Grapes
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao
Serving
Between 10ºC and 12ºC
Winemaking
Aged for 20 years in barrels of 640 litres capacity.















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