Quinta do Noval - Nacional Vintage 2016

Quinta do Noval - Nacional Vintage 2016 75 cl. 

Denne fantastiske flaske er en sjældenhed, og med en begrænset mængde til Danmark er flaskerne og uhyggelig svære at få fingerne i. Stort potentiale og vel ikke nogen overraskelse, når man siger denne portvin er verdens bedste portvin. 

* 100 point fra James Suckling

* 97 Point fra Robert Parker med denne fine udtalelse: 

“The 2016 Vintage Port “Nacional” is a field blend, mostly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Sousão and Tinta Roriz, aged for 18 months in old wood. It comes in at 85 grams of residual sugar and was bottled April 13, 2018. This is plainly more intense than the regular Noval (not unusual), but that’s not the most impressive feature. It is more impressive for the lifted fruit than the power. The fruit is carefully defined, precisely carved out of the mid-palate slab. The silky texture gives this a different demeanor than the regular Noval too, while the beautiful fruit has a different flavor profile. It is more red fruits than blue—it has far less Touriga Nacional, said winemaker Carlos Agrellos. It has more bright flavors like raspberries than plums. It adds that tannic pop and wonderful balance too. It is still oddly approachable—if you’re a masochist, of course, and for the moment. It will be intriguing to see how this develops. It should close down pretty hard. Then, it will age gracefully for decades. Will it make people forget about that amazing nose on the regular Noval? Time will tell.”