1966 Quinta do Noval

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50 years ago, the 1966 vintage was born. A few of us gathered at The Boot & Flogger to discuss the vintage.

• Review of the event as a whole
• 1966 Smith Woodhouse
• 1966 Cockburn
• 1966 Gould Campbell
• 1966 Graham
• 1966 Dow
• 1966 Warre
• 1966 Taylor
• 1966 Fonseca
• 1966 Croft
• 1966 Cálem Foz
• 1966 Noval
• 1966 Sandeman
• 1966 Messias Cachão
• 1966 Offley
• 1966 Rebello Valente
• Food order
• Placemats
• Planning and arrangements

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50% opacity, dark red, orange rim. Silky entry, then a hot finish. Good fruit and sweetness, dates and prunes.

[PhilW]

Full, lovely flavour with some backbone; delicious and my WOTN with the Taylor just a hint behind.
Rated vg/ex (though my marking on all wines that night was perhaps slightly stingy).

[Alex Bridgeman]

Deep red, intense in colour; 80% opaque. Fresh and fragrant nose, lively and spritely, full of fresh redcurrant fruit. Slow to arrive, light in texture. The mid-palate grows and delivers huge levels of fruit with a good tannic backbone. Big aftertaste and a fully flavoured finish. Intense, sweet and long lasting. 93

[jdaw1]

N66. Dark dark red, 50% opaque. Big. Plum fruit. Just so big, and not mature. The only Port at the table that wasn’t fully mature. WOTN.