Quinta do Noval Vintage Port

In the glass

What it pairs with

• Stilton
  Black fruit cut by blue cheese.
• Dark chocolate
  Cocoa with graphite-edged fruit.
• Roast game Find roast game on TableJourney →
  Fine structure for gamey meat.

History

Quinta do Noval has declared Vintage Port from its single Pinhao estate for centuries; under AXA ownership the wines are prized for purity and elegance.

1. 1715 — Estate origins
2. 1993 — AXA Millesimes acquires Quinta do Noval

Facts

Producer

Quinta do Noval

Grapes

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao, Sousao

Classification

DOC Porto

Oak

Foot-trodden in lagares, aged in vat then bottle-matured

ABV

20.0%

Price

EUR 80 to 150 at release

Drinking window

20 to 50 from vintage

First vintage

1715

Scores

• Wine Advocate 96 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2019)

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