2008 Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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2008 Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Took a long time before this port showed its amazing class; really quite unbalanced when first opened and immediately poured. 48 hours later this had opened to reveal fragrant fruit on the nose. Big, dark and extracted, the tannins grip through the dark cherry juice and bitter blackcurrant skins. A slightly hot aftertaste from the high levels of acidity, but this fades quickly to leave a long, bitter chocolate finish that is full of sour cherries. 91-93/100. Serious port for the serious port lover - and likely to be a bargain given the undeclared nature of the vintage. 5 July 2010.
Last edited by Alex Bridgeman on 23:13 Fri 30 Jul 2010, edited 1 time in total.
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- Axel P
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Re: 2008 Quinta Nova
Had this at Quinta Nova 3 weeks ago on just a glance: very alcoholic on the nose with tobacco and spices. Well structured fruit in the palate with the right ammount of acidity and tannins on the palate. Well done.
Will retaste when bottled and the samples arrive.
Axel
Will retaste when bottled and the samples arrive.
Axel
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- JacobH
- Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
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Re: 2008 Quinta Nova
The big problem might be getting hold of this. When I last looked it didn't look like anyone stocked Nova's products in the UK.AHB wrote:likely to be a bargain given the undeclared nature of the vintage.
Re: 2008 Quinta Nova
Indexing: please help by choosing one of:
- Quinta da Fonte Nova;
- Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo.