Vintage Port
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is characterised by its purity of fruit and a fine, delicate quality that is typical of the wines of the property in general, but which finds its most remarkable and enduring expression in the Vintage Ports.
Equilibrium, harmony, finesse and elegance characterise our great Vintage Ports, which are declared only when we are certain that the year has produced a blend, however small, that is worthy of bearing the name of Quinta do Noval Vintage Port.
Noval follows its own path in its approach to Vintage Port. If we believe that we have wines of the quality and personality to join the ranks of the Quinta do Noval Vintage Ports of previous years, we will bottle it and declare it, even if this means declaring several years in a row, and even if it means, as is often the case, bottling only a few hundred cases of Quinta do Noval Vintage Port, representing a tiny percentage of the total production of the Quinta.
Of course, in very great years, when there is unanimity among Port producers, and a General Declaration results, Quinta do Noval will declare its wine also, and perhaps with a little more wine than usual. But whatever the year, the standards of selection in the Noval tasting room are extremely rigorous, and even in the more generous years volumes of our Vintage Ports are always extremely small: at the very most, up to 15% of the production of our great vineyard terroir.
The selection of 2166 cases of 12 bottles represents 7.64% of our Port wine production in 2024.Characteristics of the vintage
The 2024 growing season was marked by a sequence of near perfect weather conditions, with a winter generous in rainfall and a mild early summer, allowing the vines to begin the season in excellent condition. August and September, with their sunny days and cool nights, enabled the grapes to reach optimal ripeness. The result: berries with bright acidity, silky tannins and deep concentration, promising both Port wines and DOC Douro wines that combine freshness and complexity.
A cooler than average early summer slightly delayed veraison until mid-July, allowing the grapes to develop and ripen with balance. While some young vines experienced water stress in August, the rainfall accumulated during winter created a valuable natural reserve, ensuring even ripening and homogeneous phenolic development in September, revealing the quality of this vintage.
August, dry and without rainfall, put the vines' resilience to the test. Fortunately, deep water reserves inherited from winter precipitation acted as a form of natural irrigation. Old vines, in particular, drew on these resources to maintain their vitality, preserving green, dense canopies and producing grapes of outstanding quality.Harvest
Harvest took place from 4th September to 11th October for the red varieties. September conditions—mild days and cool nights—allowed for slow and precise phenolic maturation, with each variety harvested at its optimal level of flavour, aroma and concentration. Two rainfall events in mid-September had no impact on grape quality.
This year, the Touriga Nacional and Touriga Francesa varieties clearly emerged as the stars of the vintage. They reached optimal ripeness, displaying intense colour and exceptional aromatic complexity. Other red varieties (Tinto Cão, Tinta Roriz, Sousão, Syrah, Tinta Barroca) also performed superbly, offering a perfect balance between sugars and acidity. Touriga Nacional stood out for its depth and aromatic complexity, while Touriga Francesa, favoured by stable weather conditions, fully revealed its potential this year.Vinification
Traditional vinification in the lagares, granite stone vats of the Quinta, with foot treading to obtain the must and to ensure the best possible extraction of aromas, colour and tannins during fermentation.
Blend
40% Touriga Nacional, 17% Touriga Francesa, 10% Sousão, 3% Tinta Roriz, 30% Field Blend.
Maturing
It is matured for 18 months in wooden casks in the air-conditioned cellars of the Quinta, in the demarcated region of the Douro Valley before bottling.
Tasting notes
The Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2024, made with wines from ten different parcels, shows a deep color and a refined, expressive nose of black cherry, wild berries and violets, with notes of rockrose, redcurrant, subtle spice and a hint of cocoa. The palate is full-bodied and concentrated, with firm yet polished tannins, balanced acidity and remarkable purity of fruit.
Precise and harmonious in structure, it is lifted by a mineral freshness that brings definition and poise. The finish is long, persistent and elegant, revealing great depth, delicate hints of dried flowers and clear ageing potential.
Carlos Agrellos - Technical Director - April 2026Serving temperature
Great ageing potential: from 4 to 50 years after bottling.
Serve at cellar temperature (15-17°C). Drink within 48h after opening.
Wine Analyse
Alcohol content:
19.5% vol.
Residual sugar:
98g/l
Total acidity:
4.5g/l
pH:
3.64
