1970 Quinta do Noval
1970 Noval
1970 Noval, consumed Thursday 14th February 2008, and from the collection of Jay, who did double-duty as our excellent host.
Clear red at center, brown at edge. Very light bouquet. Such taste as there was entirely dwarfed by the heat, and to a lesser extent acidity. Entirely unremarkable basic vintage port, acceptable quaffing stuff. But a great house like Noval should have done much better in a great year like 1970. Uncle Tom Score 4/4.
In subsequent discussion about whether one always wants to drink good port (is that a hard question?), Alex B said that the simplicity of the Noval 1970 meant that it doesn’t distract from whatever else one is doing. It is, he said, a good port to drink while watching the Superbowl. So it was generally acclaimed as “Superbowl Port†.
Clear red at center, brown at edge. Very light bouquet. Such taste as there was entirely dwarfed by the heat, and to a lesser extent acidity. Entirely unremarkable basic vintage port, acceptable quaffing stuff. But a great house like Noval should have done much better in a great year like 1970. Uncle Tom Score 4/4.
In subsequent discussion about whether one always wants to drink good port (is that a hard question?), Alex B said that the simplicity of the Noval 1970 meant that it doesn’t distract from whatever else one is doing. It is, he said, a good port to drink while watching the Superbowl. So it was generally acclaimed as “Superbowl Port†.