Quinta do Noval

QUINTA DO NOVAL DECLARES 2022 VINTAGE PORT

Christian Seely, Managing Director of Quinta do Noval, comments:

“I am very happy to be able to announce the declaration of three outstanding Vintage Ports from Quinta do Noval from the 2022 vintage: Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port 2022; Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2022; and Quinta do Passadouro Vintage Port 2022.

2022 was a year of extremes, both very hot and very dry. Rainfall was on...

One of the oldest port houses, Quinta do Noval is also arguably the greatest. It is unique among top port houses in that most of the ports are made from estate-grown fruit and, notably, all of the vintage Noval wines are from the single Quinta do Noval vineyard. In addition, it is difficult to elaborate on Quinta do Noval without mentioning Nacional, the legendary port made from a 6 acre parcel of ungrafted vines. When declared, only 200-300 c...

Our Vintage Port comes from our vineyard. Our greatest wine, the Quinta do Noval Vintage Nacional Port, from a small parcel at the heart of that vineyard. All our activity is based at our Quinta, in the Douro Valley. Quinta do Noval is the only historic Port wine shipper to bear the name of its Quinta. The identity of Quinta do Noval is rooted in its terroir.

Since 1994, Quinta do Noval has replanted 100 hectares of the property with t...

What a commotion ... when September comes, the Douro Valley starts to bubble over and Quinta, normally so quiet, becomes unrecognisable: it’s harvest time at Quinta do Noval. For several weeks, Quinta buzzes with activity, as everyone tries to guess what sort of character of the newborn vintage will have.

Choosing the date when the picking starts is always a decision of crucial importance: for it is this choice which to a great extent d...

– Quinta do Noval was the first to introduce blended tawnies with an indication of average age.

– Noval introduced the first late-bottled vintage port, in 1958.-

– In response to a change in shipping laws in 1986, Noval became the first major port house to age, blend and store all its wines at its Quinta, in the Douro.

In 1994 Noval once again made a bold statement, by beginning a massive program of improvements, while re-committing t...