NV Quinta do Noval Tawny 40YO

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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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NV Quinta do Noval Tawny 40YO

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The annual Christmas event, this instance on Thursday 15th December 2011, as always in The Bell, Wendens Ambo, Essex CB11 4JY, and as always with the theme The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends.

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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Re: 40Y Quinta do Noval tawny

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Slightly cloudy. Colheita style VA on the nose, with lots of vibrant raisin, date and cinammon. Sweet entry with a nice balancing acidity; sweet and intense flavours. Lots of presence. A tasty aftertaste and lingering gentle finish. Delightful balance. 90/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Graham’s 1977
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Re: 40Y Quinta do Noval tawny

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An off bottle? I usually have this around 95 points and even stingy graders only occasionally drop it below 93.
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Re: 40Y Quinta do Noval tawny

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Those who know me are aware that I sometimes excel myself when it comes to fancy, elaborate, overly descriptive note-taking. On this occasion I appear to have gone too far with my flowery nonsense in describing this particular Port, for which I apologise profusely:

"Tawny?"
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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