Quinta do Noval Extra Dry White Port
€ 17.84
| Producer | Quinta do Noval |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Códega do Larinho, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Rabigato |
| Ageing | 2-3 years, 60% old casks, 40% stainless steel |
| Alcohol | 19.5%vol |
| Serving | 8-10°C Keeps 4 months once opened Drink now or keep for another 2 years |
An Extra Dry White Port: physalis, grapefruit and lemongrass.
Tasting note
Aromas of physalis, grapefruit, raisins, lemongrass and papaya. Pleasantly aromatic, fruity and balanced on the palate, with good length and again hints of pink grapefruit and fruit bread.
The story
The grapes go straight to the press house, are sorted and gently crushed. Half ferments with skin contact, half without, in closed stainless steel tanks at 18-20°C. Then 60% ages for two to three years in old wooden casks and 40% in stainless steel.
Food pairing
Chilled as an aperitif. Lovely with elderflower yoghurt ice cream with lemon balm or a peach and passion fruit dessert.
The producer
Quinta do Noval appears in the land registry as early as 1715 and lies in the Pinhão valley, in the heart of the Douro. In 1894 the Port shipper António José da Silva bought the estate, and his family ran it for almost a century. In 1993 Noval passed to AXA Millésimes, with Christian Seely at the helm, who had most of the vineyards replanted.
Noval’s most famous asset is Nacional: a small plot of ungrafted vines, never touched by phylloxera, right by the house. It yields a Vintage Port only in exceptional years, in tiny quantities. At Noval the grapes are still foot-trodden in stone lagares.
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