Late Bottled Vintage Unfiltered
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A GENUINE INITIATION
TO OUR GREAT VINTAGE PORTS
This wine is a remarkable example of the Noval style. Treated exactly like a Vintage Port with only noble grape varieties from the Quinta, trodden by foot and unfiltered. Its main difference is that it is aged for five years in casks instead of the two years typical of Vintage Ports. Definitely an LBV with a difference, with fine structured tannins, great freshness and purity of fruit. It is delicious to drink today, but will age beautifully in its bottle. This is our "Baby Vintage".
Our difference: an unfiltered Late Bottled Vintage made only with grapes from our vineyard年份的天气条件
In 2009 we had a wet and cold winter at Quinta do Noval, springtime with little rain and a very dry summer with temperatures inferior to the average, with the exception of the months of June and September (+7,4oC). These factors had a direct influence on the temperatures to which the leaves and the grapes were exposed, decreasing evapotranspiration and resulting in a longer active period of the vines during the day. Consequently the vines well preserved their leaves throughout the whole growing cycle, and an efficient distribution of water to the plant was achieved.
Suitable temperatures and low rainfall favored the flowering in the end of May, resulting in good fruit without any coulure or millerandage. The ripening was precocious and balanced until mid August, exploding after that due to high temperatures and very dry weather. At the harvest the grapes were in excellent condition and health.
The results were outstanding, giving wines of full opulent fruit with great finesse and structure.酿造工艺
Grapes were trodden by foot to obtain the must, then during fermentation macerate to obtain the best possible extraction in the lagares, the traditional stone vats from the Quinta.
葡萄品种
Touriga Nacional; Touriga Franca; Tinta Roriz; Tinto Cão
陈酿
The wine matures 5 years in oak casks instead of 2 years for a Classic Vintage. This explains its name, "Late Bottled Vintage". Longer maturing in casks helps provide a smoother wine and gives it its very approachable style, ready to drink as soon as it is bottled.
品鉴笔记
"A deep ruby colour, an intense and elegant aroma. Great aromatic richness and a mouthful of ripe black fruits and spices. It has fine but solid tannins that gives it a structure of great amplitude and a long and flavourful finish."
António Agrellos, Technical Director94/100 - erobertparker.com
M. Squires
17/20 - jancisrobinson.com
JR
