Quinta do Noval Fine White Port
€ 12.84
| Producer | Quinta do Noval |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Rabigato, Códega do Larinho |
| Ageing | 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 |
Noval’s Fine White: muscat, white raisins and a gentle finish.
Tasting note
Straw yellow. An aromatic nose reminiscent of muscat and dried white raisins. Very smooth, warm and lingering on the palate, with a gentle finish where notes of chestnut wood and southern fruit linger.
The story
60% of the wine ages in old wooden casks, 40% in stainless steel.
Food pairing
Chilled as an aperitif with soft cheeses, (smoked) ham, dried fruit, almonds and olives.
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.
Critics & Awards
84/100 CellarTracker
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