Noval 97

[g-man]

Is it worth teh 150$ premium?

[Glenn E.]

Yes. If you don't want it at $150, I do. The cheapest I've seen it is $190.

Make sure you're getting the 1997 Noval, though, and not the 1997 Noval Silval.

[Michael M.]

Hi!
In this case Mr. Parker is right. It's by far the best VP I had so far. If tasted blind I would have probably guessed it to be a super welldone Ch9dP. I am not kidding. This was simply increddible smooth and elegant without excess of alc. I payed 70 EUR on release. So after 10 years 150$ or 105 EUR is just a kind of joke. I would buy all I could get and/or afford. As Glen said make shure it is not the Silval. Bonne chance!

Michael

[Alex Bridgeman]

It's about the lowest price I've seen for a wine which has a tremendous reputation. If you afford to, I would buy some. I'm still looking out for more, even at $150 per bottle.

[Michael M.]

BTW: At least since 2 years there are no standard bottles left for sale at the quinta. According to a merchant in Germany he managed to buy the last halves. I would guess in 5-10 you will not find any bottle of this VP for under 170 EUR, even in the UK.

[Axel P]

Actually, Chris Seely told me that he did buy some bottles back. So there are some left at Noval.

Axel

[VJR]

To my mind the most profound port produced at Noval since their 31. Couldn't resist buying multiple cases, since most dealers were just sitting on their stocks (prior to the Parker rating that is). Alas, still decades away from approaching maturity.
Cheers, Victor