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1955 Quinta do Noval
Posted: 21:49 Sun 19 Dec 2010
by DRT
Drunk at the
Emergency in Wokingham & Paris on 19 Dec 2010.
The bottle was bought as Unknown Shipper, Unknown Vintage - the cork clearly branded Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 1955. Bottled 1957.
Re: 1955 Quinta do Noval
Posted: 22:11 Sun 19 Dec 2010
by Alex Bridgeman
From a bottle sealed with brittle pale blue wax. Lovely brick red colour, deep centre, 50% opaque. Subdued nose, showing cinnamon spiced plums. Smooth entry, bringing a lively spiciness and rich cherry juice; surprisingly vigourous tannins. Rich and deep flavours in the mouth. Big aftertaste, dominated by the cherries, which leads to a dry and coffee-bitterness finish of impressive length and flavour. Delicious port; significantly bigger and more robust than a bottle drunk 2 months previously. 90/100. Drunk 19 December 2010.
Re: 1955 Quinta do Noval
Posted: 22:36 Sun 19 Dec 2010
by DRT
When we first tasted this about two hours ago AHB rightly described it as "cherry juice". The colour and concentration of fruit is more reminicent of a 1970. This is fabulous port.