1968 Quinta do Noval Colheita

[winesecretary]

A remarkable full rich amber colour. Wonderful length and depth. Try it if you can! Tasted blind, I was not wholly sure what it was (Maury Mas Amiel from the 1970s or 1980s? Very old fine Moscatel de Setubal?). But, I was sure that it was extremely good. The #2 WOTN.

[nac]

The sales platform on wineowners.com is currently listing a six bottle (in bond) case of this for £875.

It's been on sale for a few months, so the seller might be open to offers?

And just to clarify, I'm not the seller.

[DRT]

I'm not the seller either but would caution against jumping in on these old Noval colheitas without knowing the bottling date. Quite a few that I have tried with a decade or so in bottle have been cloudy and lacking the freshness you get from a recent bottling. Not something to buy blind in my opinion.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Bottled 2017. Deep red-orange colour, 40% opaque. Hazelnuts and lavender oil on the nose, big and pronounced. On the palate this is intense, full of acidity and very thick in texture. Honey, malt, lime and a thousand other flavours jostle on the palate highlighted by intense acidity and with a touch of dryness from some tannins. An incredible finish, full of the flavours that dominate the palate, long lasting hot and covering a multitude of flavours. Stunning length. 94/100.