For The Love Of Port

Decant: 4 hours - Ex-cellars. Slightly deeper in colour than the regular 2000 Noval. A touch of a vegetal hint to the nose, a bit spirity and very closed. Lovely sweet fruit on entry but the initial flavours suddenly turn into a tannic brute playing tag with the lovely ripe fruit and balanced acidity. The wine brings a long, chocolate imbued aftertaste but I noticed my lips were really sticky after tasting this particular wine. My advice - don't drink this now as it is in a dumb phase and will be much better in a decade or two. But it is still pretty impressive for its potential. 9/10 on Tom's scale. 96 points