- Review of the evening as a whole;
- Placemats;
- 1960 Cockburn;
- 1960 Sandeman;
- 1960 Ferreira;
- 1960 Delaforce;
- 1960 Croft;
- 1960 Fonseca;
- 1960 Taylor;
- 1960 Quinta do Noval;
- 1960 Quinta do Noval Nacional;
- 1960 Quinta do Rei;
- 1960 Dow;
- 1960 Graham;
- 1960 Warre;
- 1960 Martinez;
- Planning and arrangements.
1960 Quinta do Noval Nacional
1960 Noval Nacional
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Re: 1960 Noval Nacional
NN60: very imperfect. Dominated by heat: early-, medium- and late-palate.
- Chris Doty
- Graham’s Malvedos 1996
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Re: 1960 Noval Nacional
VERY dissapointing. This is only my second National (the other being the 1978), and I must say I have NO IDEA what all the fuss is about thus far. Heat. Gingerbread, and a touch of powered sugar. Very december-y, but it is fatally off-balanced, as the heat seriously detracts from any delicousness or elegance that the wine may attempt to present. 84pts
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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Re: 1960 Noval Nacional
Slightly darker than the Noval shown alongside, with a clear centre. More heat and aniseed on the nose than the Noval, but otherwise a very similar bouquet with plenty of marmalade and Seville oranges balanced by a lovely floral elegance. Light impact, medium bodied with plenty of raspberries but surprisingly light and dusty. Quick heat on the aftertaste with a big finish that fills the mouth and lasts a great time a brilliant finish. Overall, the regular Noval 1960 was better than this bottle but this bottle was not as good as the last one I tried. 88/100.
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Re: 1960 Noval Nacional
Oranges on the entry. Thinner than the regular Noval. Nice port but not what Nacional should deliver.
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Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn