In the glass
What it pairs with
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Aged Stilton
Only the greatest blue cheese matches its intensity. -
Dark chocolate truffle
Cocoa against profound black fruit. -
Sipped alone
A meditation wine to be contemplated on its own.
History
Nacional comes from roughly two hectares of ungrafted vines on their own roots within the Noval estate, surviving phylloxera; declared only in the finest vintages, it is among the most sought-after Ports ever made.
- 1931 — Legendary 1931 Nacional vintage, a benchmark of the 20th century
- 1963 — 1963 Nacional cements its mythic status
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta do Noval
- Grapes
- Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Sousao
- Classification
- DOC Porto
- Oak
- Foot-trodden in lagares, aged in vat then long bottle maturation
- ABV
- 20.0%
- Price
- EUR 1500 to 6000 at release
- Drinking window
- 30 to 80 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1931
Scores
- Wine Advocate 100 (2011 vintage, reviewed 2013)
- Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 99 (1994 vintage, reviewed 1997)