1974 Quinta do Noval Colheita (bottled 2006)

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Alex Bridgeman
Croft 1945
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1974 Quinta do Noval Colheita (bottled 2006)

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Courtesy of Andy V. Decanted for approximately 30 minutes before being drunk. Bottled 2006. Pale honey colour centre with a pale green rim. Fragrant and floral nose, slightly alcoholic, with lovely honey and lemon tones. Sweet entry with clover honey showing everywhere. Huge lemon juice acidity with quince slices floating in it. The aftertaste is strong, clear and dominating with a lovely creme brulee vanilla and caramalised sugar flavoured length. A very fine colheita. 91/100. Drunk 10/2/08.
Top Ports in 2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.

2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
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SushiNorth
Martinez 1985
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Post by SushiNorth »

I'm so happy you posted this -- as vintage 74 myself, I picked up a Noval Col 74 in Lisbon but had only seen poor scores for it. This gives me hope; I wonder what another 17 years will do for it...
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If you go to the TN Index at the top of the TN section you will find that we have 4 TN's of this particular wine :D
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Post by RonnieRoots »

A very fine colheita indeed, and a personal favorite. A pity that it's now sold out at the shop where they sold it for a ridiculously good price (about 35 euro).
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