Quinta do Noval, Late Bottled Vintage Port

Pues al parecer hace algo más de 2 años ya caté este LBV con una nariz expresiva, fruta pasa, chocolate negro, hoja de te, regaliz negra, fruta en licor, kirsch. Que muestra buen ataque en boca, notable finura, sensaciones de fruta negra jugosa, pasa untuoso, dulzor bastante equilibrado, no anda mal de frescura, largo y bien perfilado.

2016 vintage

From open 75cl at Trinidade restaurant, Lisbon. Glad to have tasted this after consuming a couple bottles of the (also excellent) 2018 over the past year. The extra 2 years show—entirely positively—in a more open-textured, slightly drier profile. This is an outstanding artisanal LBV, with a few rough corners, but so much energy and dark-fruited luscious-textured complexity. Not quite Vintage Port, of course, but almost alarmingly close to how, say, Warre 1997 is showing right now. Terrific value, much pleasure …

2016 vintage

Plum pudding on the nose, spicy touch of dried fruit, Firm fine tannins, floral, aromatic, even a little minty, rich dark fruit, creamy texture. Excellent wine, ageing beautifully.. long. Lovely balance.

2016 vintage

WSET II Class; 2/22/2025-2/23/2025 : During day 3 of my WSET Level II course, we concluded with Port wines, comparing aged tawny against Late Bottled Vintage styles. This LBV demonstrated the ruby style's emphasis on fruit character. This LBV showed deep ruby color. The nose displayed pronounced intensity with medicinal cherry, chocolate and espresso notes. The palate was sweet with very high alcohol (20%) in a full body. It exhibited pronounced black fruits and chocolate flavors with strong alcoholic character, …

2016 vintage

Red purple colour, just a little fading at the rim, Liquorice, cloves, sloes on the nose, Aromatic and fragrant, still quite a bit of tannin but it's very ripe and soft. Sweet and warming, luxurious and round. Leather on the finish. Good now though will improve for 5-10 years easily and become more complex and vintage-port like.

2016 vintage

Lots of spice, dark chocolate, huge finish.

2016 vintage

Dark cherry. not too sweet. Rich taste, but too much. Pleasant tannines. Smells a bit like wine cellar.

2013 vintage

Open for over a week. Aromas of date, raisin, melted Chocolate and cherry. Flavors of chocolate covered cherry, raisin, date and mocha. Ends with a 20-25 seconds wit hot chocolate and cherry notes.

2016 vintage

Very dark red/purple color. Small glass with our Opera Cake from the wine pairings at Meritage. Quite ripe with dense black and blue fruits, blackberry liqueur, incense, licorice, bold, but fairly contained. 90+ to 91pts.

2016 vintage

Picota violáceo de aspecto denso. Nariz intensa, golosa, muy expresiva, regaliz negra, compota de frutillos del bosque, humo, ciruelas pasas y matices especiados. En boca tiene buena entrada, cuerpo medio, tanino vivo levemente rugoso, bastante frescura, estructura media, suaves amargos, dulzor comedido y notable persistencia.

2016 vintage

This is very very good indeed, ripe dark fruit, dark chocolate, aromatic herbal and spice notes, leather and just a little tannin. Still young and fresh, this is only going to get better. Proper single Quinta quality here

2013 vintage

Mint, dark chocolate, black raspberry and a bit spicey. This is best after 24 hours opened; the fragrance moves up several notches. Stout character with clove and sweet balsamic; it's a cigar lover's dream. Bought in Lisbon, Portugal for $14 euro (375ml).

2016 vintage

The wine looks inky colored. The legs are slow. It smells like red currant, strawberry jam, light toast, oak, black pepper, meaty, chocolate, soy sauce and alcohol/hot. The body is full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has low acidity. It lacks acidity in order to keep it balanced.

2016 vintage

Deep purple. Grape, chocolate, cherry, strawberry, red plum, herbs. Medium sweet, full bodied, high alcohol, medium plus acid and tannins. Intense flavors, too young.

2016 vintage

Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (The Landmark, London) : Liquorice, sweet spice, black fruits, plums, figs, dried fruits, slightly spirituous on the palate though the acid, tannins and sugar are well balanced. Okay

2016 vintage

Opened about a week ago for cooking. Still very closed on the nose and alcohol-dominated one week later, but the palate is deep and rich, if a bit boozy still. Will continue to revisit over time.

2013 vintage

This is one of the best LBV Ports I’ve had in years- lots of depth - dried fruit, fig, and dark chocolate. Zap-pow-zawee!

2013 vintage

Deep ruby red colour. Medium (+) nose with dark plum, mint, dark cherry and vanilla. Pronounced taste of dark plum, dark cherry, mint, vanilla, ripe blackberry and sweet black pepper. Long and sweet finish. Low acidity. Light and soft tannins. Full body. A very good LBV that is ready to drink now. Goes well with dark chocolate or chocolate based desserts.

2013 vintage

All grapes from the estate Floral nose with dark meaty notes Soft melty tannin, full body, perfumed with dark chocolate. Proper mini vintage Noval that will improve in bottle. Spends 5 years in wood

2013 vintage

Best value ruby port I can think of. Unfiltered like a vintage but longer ripening in the cellar. Has the red fruit and depth of a Quinta do Noval port. Shows beautifully now.

2008 vintage

This, unlike practically every other port (all species) I've had was better the first day that the second - it was chewy, nicely edgy, interesting, very fruity - by day 2 it had got just a little soft and fluffy.

2008 vintage

Nose: Boozy cherries, wintergreen, and cedar. Palate: Milk chocolate notes, pomegranate, cinnamon, cedar, and eucalyptus/menthol notes all dance upon the palate. Woody finish. Very smooth. Tannins and acid are not pronounced. Heat is diminished when drunk at cellar temp.

2008 vintage

Quinta do Noval (the single vineyard) 2008 Unfiltered Late Bottled Vintage Porto, 19.5 pabv; Vintus LLC, Pleasantiville, NY. According to the website, this wine has four or five years in wood. One should distinguish between Noval LBV Porto, a negociant blend, and Quinta do Noval LBV Porto, which is a domaine single-vilneyard (quinta) bottling. They are often mixed up in CellarTracker and not separated out, and mis-called. Got some Stilton out, but have my doubts with a wine of this …

2008 vintage

Drunk from D+8 This really is a very nice LBV - young but quite smooth, but with a certain punch - at the dark end of the spectrum - much too easy to drink!

2008 vintage

FTLOP Staff Tasting – 2008-2014 Ports (Sammamish, Washington) : Impenetrable dark purple in color with slight dark violet at the edges. Black fruit on the nose with some herbal undertones. Pronounced tannins on the approach and mid-palate. Tart, black cherry and a touch of sweetness on the long finish.

2008 vintage

Plus ça change...

2008 vintage

Very sweet, bright red fruit Youthful, some leather Long finish

2008 vintage

Aromas of prune, stewed black cherry, licorice, vanilla and roasted almond. Silky, rich, jammy and very peppery. A bit of heat.

2008 vintage

Always reliable - best after 24 hours in the decanter - pretty alcoholic in the nose, and hot in the stomach, but in between this has lovely flavours rolling around, and finishing nicely.

2008 vintage

Had over two months (preserved with Gas) and this didn't miss a beat. Lots of dark fruit (raisin, blueberry, blackberry) with some vanilla spiciness. Not a ton of complexity but a great value in the $20-$25 range.

2008 vintage

Pretty much the same - hotter than I remember it.

2008 vintage

Drank with 24 hours of air in the bottle, having extracted a small glass the previous night. Smells like blueberry, blackberry, raspberry, radishy/peppery spice, and gravelly earth; nice freshness. Similar elements on the palate, fresh, with good balance between moderately sweet fruit, tart acidity, and noticeable but fairly smooth tannins. Quite tasty, with a good combination of freshness and substance/depth, all I hope for in an LBV. Good stuff, and a good value.

2008 vintage

Deep red-purple, lovely nose of wet raisins - thick, rich, round - nice warmth - blackberries, blueberries, a few cranberries, a single damson - not the massive power of a young vintage port, but complex flavours and a long finish - this can only get better.

2008 vintage

Tasted at the Quinta do Noval tasting room in Vila Nova de Gaia. Fruity, has some complexity. Enjoyable.

2008 vintage

Typical good port characters of sweet red fruit. Nice. Tannic?

2008 vintage

Fresh, aromatic, lush, powerful, awesome qpr.

2008 vintage

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