1958 Quinta do Noval Nacional

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Alex Bridgeman
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1958 Quinta do Noval Nacional

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Deep centre, pale orange rim. Very similar appearance to the NN ’64 drunk alongside this bottle. Dusty nose with tones of lemon juice and almond paste mixed in. Leather in the mouth with lots of liquorice and aniseed and a lovely complexity developing if you just hold the wine on your tongue for a while. The aftertaste takes a while to arrive but eventually delivers a surge of burnt sugar and a long length of spicy chocolates. A very mature wine with lots of tertiary flavours. Holding well. 93/100. Drunk 20-Aug-06. Double decanted for 24 hours.
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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