GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Quinta do Noval
Region: Porto, Douro, Portugal
Appellation: DOC Porto
Type: Fortified Red wine
Vintage: 2014
Date of Tasting: November 2022 – Bottle
Type of viticulture: Traditional
Grapes used: Traditional Porto Blend (Touriga Nacional…)
Blend: N/A
Winemaking details: Unfiltered, Single Vineyard, crushed in “Lagares”
Aging: 5 years under oak
Sugar level: 90 g / Liter
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Black Cherry, Red Cherry, Plum, Vanilla, Ripe Fruits, cloves
PALATE
- Sweetness = Sweet
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = Medium+ (little coarse tannins)
- Alcohol = High (19.5°)
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced (more pronounced in the mouth)
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Black Cherry, Red Cherry, Plum, Vanilla, Ripe Fruits, cloves
- Other = Quinta do Noval is a renowned good producer of Port. This wine is in line with their reputation, it has no fault and is balanced with an aromatic finish.
- Finish = Medium+
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 12°C for up to 15-20 years
- Need further aging to develop its full potential
- Retail Price = 28 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = at the right price
- Comparison with same price competition = well placed in terms of quality
- Suitability for Diabetics = Not suitable
- Service Temperature = around 15-16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = chocolate, chocolate mousse, caramel, and other desserts
- Comments = Need further aging to develop its full potential and smooth its tannins
- Final Grade = B+
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
