2003 Quinta do Noval LBV (unfiltered)
Posted: 21:18 Sun 06 Dec 2009
Currently on at Tesco for just shy of a tenner.
Decanted, sediment firmly set at the base of the bottle from being on the shop shelf.
At first, sweaty whiff of school changing room, with some acidity and dried fruit. Good fruit-forward taste, silky, with tangy acidity and tongue-puckering tannin, heat and sweetness provide the finish. Pretty good. Long lingering acidity, with the tannin. It's fairly restrained, and ought to improve. However the acidity makes it a very good food port now - went well with a rich home made Lancashire hotpot this evening.
Decanted, sediment firmly set at the base of the bottle from being on the shop shelf.
At first, sweaty whiff of school changing room, with some acidity and dried fruit. Good fruit-forward taste, silky, with tangy acidity and tongue-puckering tannin, heat and sweetness provide the finish. Pretty good. Long lingering acidity, with the tannin. It's fairly restrained, and ought to improve. However the acidity makes it a very good food port now - went well with a rich home made Lancashire hotpot this evening.