1968 Quinta do Noval Colheita

[Alex Bridgeman]

Ex-cellars. Rich orange colour, 20% opaque. Huge nose full of typical colheita combination of oranges and honey. Massively thick texture; big lemon acidity cutting through the sweet honey and tangerines. Massive aftertaste, unbelievable finish. This is an astonishing wine, truly incredible. 95/100. Drunk 27 September 2010.

[jdaw1]

In The Douro Valley with Friends, Harvest 2010:

• Friday 24 September 2010
  • 1992 Vesuvio reserve colheita;
  • 1960 Fonseca (α alpha);
  • 1963 Graham (β beta);
  • 1963 Taylor (γ gamma);
  • 1977 Graham (tregnum) (δ delta);
• Saturday 25 September 2010
  • 1970 Niepoort (η eta);
  • 1977 Gould Campbell (θ theta);
  • 1970 Warre (ι iota);
  • 1960 Dow (κ kappa);
  • 1970 Dow (λ lambda);
  • 1958 Warre (μ mu);
  • 1934 Warre (ν nu);
• Sunday 26 September 2010
  • 1963 Fonseca (Ï„ tau);
  • 1966 Fonseca (Ï… upsilon);
  • 1970 Fonseca (φ phi);
  • 1977 Fonseca (χ chi);
  • 1994 Vesuvio (ψ psi);
• Monday 27 September 2010, afternoon
  • 1992 Quevedo colheita (а a);
  • 1994 Quevedo colheita (б be);
  • 1996 Quevedo colheita (в ve);
  • 2000 Quevedo colheita (г ge);
  • 2004 Quevedo LBV (д de);
  • 2008 Quevedo Quinta Vale D’Agodinho (е ie);
  • 1970 Offley Boa Vista;
• Monday 27 September 2010, evening
  • 1970 Gould Campbell;
  • 1963 Quinta do Noval;
  • 1967 Martinez;
  • 1983 Quinta do Noval Nacional (#1);
  • 1983 Quinta do Noval Nacional (#2);
  • 1968 Quinta do Noval colheita;
  • 1965 Quinta do Noval Crusted;
  • 1963 Cockburn;
  • 1970 Taylor.