1970 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:41 pm
tasted 2010/12/24
My oldest VP so far. The bottle might not have been properly stored, because of heavy leakage, and the cork was soaked all the way through. Was a bit worried that this wine could be damaged.
Lots of thick nasty sediment, which always warms my heart. Medium deep burgundy color, very closed nose, and the first sip didn't offer much. Very spirity and hollow. I was very worried and disappointed at first.
8 hours decanted; and this wine turned into a beauty. Redcurrant, caramel and some oak on the nose, also a hint of old cork/old wet wood/something hard to describe.
Very tannic and fresh, still youthful and will probably age well for quite some time. Cranberries, redcurrant, coffee, wood and a lovely freshness on the palate. I find it a bit spirity and slightly hollow on the middle, but other than that, I really like this wine. I guess there's some bottle variation after 40 years of cellaring in different parts of the world under different conditions. It's my first '70 Noval, I don't know how it usually shows. But I'm going 93/100 on this.
My oldest VP so far. The bottle might not have been properly stored, because of heavy leakage, and the cork was soaked all the way through. Was a bit worried that this wine could be damaged.
Lots of thick nasty sediment, which always warms my heart. Medium deep burgundy color, very closed nose, and the first sip didn't offer much. Very spirity and hollow. I was very worried and disappointed at first.
8 hours decanted; and this wine turned into a beauty. Redcurrant, caramel and some oak on the nose, also a hint of old cork/old wet wood/something hard to describe.
Very tannic and fresh, still youthful and will probably age well for quite some time. Cranberries, redcurrant, coffee, wood and a lovely freshness on the palate. I find it a bit spirity and slightly hollow on the middle, but other than that, I really like this wine. I guess there's some bottle variation after 40 years of cellaring in different parts of the world under different conditions. It's my first '70 Noval, I don't know how it usually shows. But I'm going 93/100 on this.