1997 Quinta do Noval

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flash_uk
Graham’s 1977
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1997 Quinta do Noval

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1997 Noval
On Wednesday 9th August 2017 we gathered at The Boot & Flogger to taste some port.

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90% opacity, dark, dark red. Fruity, tannic, big. Long way to go! I guessed V97.
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Very dark red with a narrow rim, no bricking on the colour but clearly not youthful. Quite closed on the nose, very restrained with little showing. Also restrained and held back on the palate, subdued and closed. Hard work and a lot of air does force this port to show deep, dark forest fruits which are so reluctant to show themselves but are very intense. Lingering cranberries show on the finish. This is a port which is so closed at the moments as to be impossible to make a fair assessment, but which seems to show so much depth and potential for when it recovers its poise. Served blind, this was guessed to be Warre 1994.

When identified, it seems clear that if opening a bottle of this port in the next year or two, allow a very long decant time (at least 24 hours). 89/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: 1997 Quinta do Noval

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N97. Red-pink, 80% opaque. Young purple fruit.
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