Our Ports
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NOVAL BLACK
The contemporary
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QUINTA DO NOVAL
LBV UNFILTERED
SINGLE VINEYARD
Initiation
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NOVAL
SILVAL VINTAGE
Exuberance
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QUINTA DO NOVAL
VINTAGE
Excellence
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NOVAL TAWNY
10 YEAR OLD
Gourmand
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NOVAL TAWNY
20 YEAR OLD
Seduction
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NOVAL TAWNY
40 YEAR OLD
Timeless
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QUINTA DO NOVAL
COLHEITA
Exceptional
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QUINTA DO NOVAL
VINTAGE NACIONAL
Magic
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NOVAL FINE RUBY
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NOVAL LATE BOTTLE VINTAGE
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NOVAL TAWNY
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NOVAL TAWNY RESERVE
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NOVAL LAGRIMA
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NOVAL FINE WHITE
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NOVAL EXTRA DRY WHITE
QUINTA DO NOVAL VINTAGE
THE EXPRESSION OF THE SOUL
OF QUINTA DO NOVAL
Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is characterised by its purity of fruit and a fine and delicate quality that is typical of the wines of the property but which finds its most remarkable and enduring expression in this wine. Equilibrium, harmony, finesse and elegance characterise our great Vintage Ports, which are declared only in great years (3 or 4 years in a decade) and only when the wines come up to Noval’s exacting standards.
Even then, the wines selected for the Quinta do Noval Vintage Port blend represent only a small proportion of our total production.

ENJOY IT
TIMES TO ENJOY
Particularly enjoyable:
- with a dessert
- with dark chocolate
- with cheese
- on its own at the end of a meal
SERVING TEMPERATURE
Serve at cellar temperature (15/17°)
DECANTATION
Recommended to separate the sediment.
WHEN CAN I DRINK IT?
BEFORE OPENING
This cellar wine will mature over the years and develop a complex variety of aromas. You can also enjoy it when young to taste the intensity of its fruit. It is best drunk 4 to 40 years after bottling.
Drink within 48 hours.
QUINTA DO NOVAL VINTAGE 2008
CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS VINTAGE
Structure and potency
The weather was cool in 2008 and ultimately this explains the low yields. As a result, our Vintage lots turned out to be concentrated, structured and highly aromatic. We simply felt that this smaller quantity of wine was too irresistible and so decided to declare it as a Vintage.
«A deep, ink-like colour with an intense bouquet of wild flower and dark fruit. This Vintage port is rich and potent, elegant and suave with multiple layers of concentrated aromas of fruit, firm, succulent tannins and a very long finish.»
António Agrellos, Technical Director
READ IN THE PRESS
Named 'Best of the Year' in 2010 - Revista de Vinhos, février 2011
94+ pts - For the Love of Port, R. Hersh, Vol. 8, #61, July 2011
94 pts - Wine Spectator, K. Marcus, Dec. 31, 2010
QUINTA DO NOVAL VINTAGE 2007
CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS VINTAGE
Elegance
The weather in 2007 was nicely balanced between rainfall in the spring and slightly cool summer nights. This gave our Vintage port an expression of very pure fruit and remarkable elegance, finesse and balance. The wine’s high level of acidity also points to its great ageing potential.
“An intense, almost black colour. A superb bouquet of very ripe fruit and spice. Very elegant and very well balanced by full, silky tannins and intense aromas of dark fruit on the palate. A very long finish.”
António Agrellos, Technical Director
94 pts - “a star of the vintage”
Wine Advocate, J. Miller, 02/2010
93 pts - Wine Spectator, J. Suckling, May 31, 2010
QUINTA DO NOVAL VINTAGE 2003
CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS VINTAGE
Structure and potency
The wettest winter followed by the hottest summer. This off-the-charts weather pattern resulted in high levels of sugar and acidity. In other words, the ideal combination for perfect balance. As a result, our Vintage stands out for its structure, deep colour and complexity of aromas.
“An intense dark colour with aromas of wild flower, blackberry and grape. Full, smooth and nicely structured, it fans out on the palate with wild fruit sustained by thick and silky tannins. A fine balance between finesse and elegance with an extraordinary long finish.”
António Agrellos, Technical Director
READ IN THE PRESS
96 pts - Wine Spectator, J. Suckling, April 30, 2006
94 pts - Wine Advocate, P. Rovani, 10/2005
94 pts - eRobertParker.com/Wine Journal, N. Martin, 11/2010
DECLARATION
Quinta do Noval has always had a slightly eccentric approach to Vintage Declarations, and indeed the house to a great extent made its name with its declaration of the great 31 Vintage …
Read onREAD IN THE PRESS
Quinta do Noval Vintage 1997
100 pts – “the greatest Quinta do Noval I have ever tasted”
Wine Advocate, R. Parker, 01/2000
WHERE THE GRAPES COME FROM Grapes are trodden by foot to obtain the must, then during fermentation are pressed in lagares, the traditional stone vats from the Quinta. It is matured for 18 months in wooden vats of various capacities.
All the grapes come from the Quinta do Noval vineyard.
VINIFICATION
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