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1994 Quinta do Noval LBV Port
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:48 pm
by Stewart T.
Re: 1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:44 am
by Mahmoud Ali
Stewart,
I quite like the '94 Noval LBV. I bought a case of half-bottles and over time they went into an awkward phase but the last bottle I had a few weeks ago showed signs of turning the corner. Like you I thought it very nice but will hold off on opening another one for a little while longer.
Cheers...............Mahmoud
Re: 1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:14 am
by Roy Hersh
I have had three cases of this wine and still have 9 bottles in my UK locker. It was my all time favorite LBV until recently. It has matured nicely and still shows some power as well as some decadent, evolved flavors. I like it a lot and think this will be drinking beautifully in 2-3 more years as it near 20 years of age.
Re: 1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:10 am
by Mahmoud Ali
Roy Hersh wrote: It was my all time favorite LBV until recently. It has matured nicely and still shows some power as well as some decadent, evolved flavors. I like it a lot and think this will be drinking beautifully in 2-3 more years as it near 20 years of age.
I think you're bang-on about it being
a point in a few years.
Roy Hersh wrote: It was my all time favorite LBV until recently.
Would you be referring to the 2005 Dow LBV?
Mahmoud.
Re: 1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:30 pm
by Roy Hersh
Mahmoud,
No, I was referring to the 1994 Noval LBV. Great juice.
Re: 1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:23 am
by Mahmoud Ali
Roy,
Maybe I misunderstood. I knew the '94 Noval LBV was your favourite LBV but you said "until recently" so I assumed that another one had replaced it; and having read your report on LBVs, and how much you liked the '05 Dow, I thought it was the one.
Mahmoud.
Re: 1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:48 am
by Roy Hersh
I actually scored both the 1994 Pocas and 2005 Portal above the Dow's 2005 LBV. The Portal is amazing and for my palate, more delicious and complex than the 2003 Taylor that everyone praises.
Re: 1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:11 pm
by Glenn E.
Roy Hersh wrote:I actually scored both the 1994 Pocas and 2005 Portal above the Dow's 2005 LBV. The Portal is amazing and for my palate, more delicious and complex than the 2003 Taylor that everyone praises.
Now I'm going to have to find me some 2005 Portal!
Re: 1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:59 pm
by Mahmoud Ali
Roy Hersh wrote:I actually scored both the 1994 Pocas and 2005 Portal above the Dow's 2005 LBV. The Portal is amazing and for my palate, more delicious and complex than the 2003 Taylor that everyone praises.
Gosh, you're right. I read it some time ago and for some reason the Dow was on my mind when I posted. We don't get the Pocas here in Edmonton and I haven't seen the Portal LBV (we do get other Portal ports and wines) so perhaps it was just a case of me fixated on the "relevant" top-rated LBV. Sorry about that.
Cheers..................Mahmoud.
Re: 1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:56 pm
by Roy Hersh
Mahmoud,
Am I going to be seeing you again at deVines' Colheita event in a few weeks?
Roy
Re: 1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:09 am
by Mahmoud Ali
Roy Hersh wrote:Mahmoud,
Am I going to be seeing you again at deVines' Colheita event in a few weeks?
Much as I would have liked to I wont be there. I was supposed to leave the country late September so I didn't register for the event. It so happened that I had to postpone my trip but now the event is fully booked. In any case I might have to leave Edmonton the week of the tasting. Perhaps next time.
Cheers.................Mahmoud.