2005 Quinta do Noval LBV
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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2005 Quinta do Noval LBV
Deep red and opaque. Delightful nose, lots of fruit and blackcurrants. Tasty entry, brooding blackcurrants but a strange vegetal undertone. Massive, long finish of violets and Victoria Plums. This will be great in 10 years. 84/100. Drunk 22 Feb 2012.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: 2005 Noval LBV
Links:
- Review of the evening as a whole;
- Croft Vintage Character;
- 1952 Burmester Colheita;
- Mundy’s Investiture Port (from AHB);
- Mundy’s Investiture Port (from BMHR);
- 1967 Martinez;
- 1970 Warre;
- 1977 Gould Campbell;
- 1983 Factory House Blend;
- 1991 Quinta de la Rosa;
- 2005 Noval LBV;
- 2005 Quinta do Noval single vineyard LBV;
- Placemats;
- Planning and arrangements.
Re: 2005 Noval LBV
I picked up on that vegetal character as well. For some reason I prefer the 2004 at the moment. But both are excellent LBV's.