Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2023
, Touriga Francesa , Tinto Cão , Sousão , Port Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is characterised by its purity of fruit and a fine, delicate quality that is typical of the wines of the property in general, but which finds its most remarkable and enduring expression in the Vintage Ports.
Equilibrium, harmony, finesse and elegance characterise our great Vintage Ports, which are declared only when we are certain that the year has produced a blend, however small, that is worthy of bearing the name of Quinta do Noval Vintage Port.
Noval follows its own path in its approach to Vintage Port. 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.
Of course, in very great years, when there is unanimity among Port producers, and a General Declaration results, Quinta do Noval will declare its wine also, and perhaps with a little more wine than usual. But whatever the year, the standards of selection in the Noval tasting room are extremely rigorous, and even in the more generous years volumes of our Vintage Ports are always extremely small: at the very most, up to 15% of the production of our great vineyard terroir. The selection of 2280 cases of 12 bottles represents 7.4% of our Port wine production in 2023.
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinto Cão, Sousão, Field Blend. As usual, we have made a rigorous selection of the best batches of wines from different parcels of the Quinta. This year's blend is made up of ten different lots from the Pinhão valley and two from the Roncão valley.
Great ageing potential: from 4 to 50 years after bottling.
The Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2023 shows a deep colour and clear floral aromas as well as black cherry, redcurrant followed by a subtle touch of spice. Notes of fig, cocoa and dried flowers also emerge.
The palate is full-bodied, with firm tannins, balanced acidity and well-defined fruit. The structure is solid, with a mineral component that adds precision. The finish is long and persistent, showing purity and clear ageing potential.
