1967 Quinta do Noval

[DRT]

From the 1966 v 1967 tasting on 13 Nov 09

D+18 days (60ml kept in the fridge)
Much darker and more red than the Nacional from the same vintage. The nose is quite closed. Thick and chewy entry. Anicede and spices with lots of black fruits. The finish is long and quite dry and tannic and has left my teeth squeaking. Very, very nice port.

[Axel P]

I like this a lot better than the Nacional 67 anyways.

Axel

[DRT]

I like this a lot better than the Nacional 67 anyways.

Feel free to post your notes from the evening

[Andy Velebil]

I've only had this once, and it almost never comes up for sale. A smoking good Port thats for sure

[jdaw1]

The RAF Club on 13th November 2009.

Links:

• Arrangements and planning;
• Review of the evening as a whole;
• First session, a 1966 versus 1967 semi-blind double-horizontal:
  • Placemats;
  • 1966 Noval Nacional;
  • 1967 Noval Nacional;
  • 1966 Sandeman;
  • 1967 Sandeman;
  • 1966 Noval;
  • 1967 Noval;
  • 1966 Warre;
  • 1967 Martinez;
  • 1966 Taylor;
  • 1967 Taylor Vargellas.
• Second session, bring-a-bottle to share:
  • Placemats;
  • 1960 Cockburn;
  • 1963 Dow;
  • 1980 Dow;
  • 1963 Ferreira;
  • 1970 Fonseca;
  • 1970 Gould Campbell;
  • 1963 Graham;
  • 1970 Graham;
  • 1960 Martinez;
  • 1963 Morgan.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Ex-cellars. Slightly deeper red than the 1966 tasted alongside this wine. Very dusty on the nose, more closed than the 1966 but with a lovely white cherry scent. A thick texture, very dusty on the tongue. 92/100. Drunk 13 Nov 2009.

[jdaw1]

N67: Nosing of pepper, and full red fruit. Richer in the more fruit sense than the N66, soft and lovely. Later: heat still very strong.