NV Quinta do Noval Crusted 1965

[jdaw1]

Oscar visited London, so the team sampled some VPs and some stuff described as ‟brown sticky stuff”. Some were served sighted, some were blind.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1955 Dow (DRT);
• 1963 Quinta do Noval (JDAW);
• 1980 Warre (IDJ);
• 1982 Warre LBV (JDAW);
• 1965 Noval Crusted (AHB);
• 1952 Niepoort colheita (CMAG);
• 1968 Niepoort colheita, bottled 1979 (THRA);
• 1978 Krohn colheita (BMHR);
• 40Y Quevedo tawny (OJMQ);
• 30Y Sandeman tawny (WS);
• Placemats, and the parameters by which made;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

Novel’s Crusted bottled 1965, so actually ⅔N63 + ⅓NN62. Brick red, 40% opaque. Middling weight, maybe slightly lighter. Slightly tawnified. Hints of unusual fruits: lychee and banana, THRA identifying peaches. Lovely, but now a little past its prime. Still lovely, but seek an opportunity to drink it.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Mature red colour, pink on the rim and with a red core; still 60% opaque. Baked apricots leap out of the glass. Beautiful balance on the palate, full of fruit - but mature and powerful. This is a big wine that continues to grow and develop on the palate. Huge aftertaste and a medium length finish. Wow! This is a great, mature port. 97/100.