Ex-cellars and drunk at lunch with Patricia Bastos on day two of our two night stay at Quinta do Noval.
The first PV vintage. Lovely black cherry nose. Black cherry palate with a backbone of minerality. Clean and pure with so much schist. Delicious, no rush to drink. 91/100.
2016 Quinta do Noval Petit Verdot Douro DOC
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2016 Quinta do Noval Petit Verdot Douro DOC
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