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This is a blend of 30% Touriga Nacional, 20% Touriga Franca, 20% Tinta Roriz, 20% Tinta Barroca and a 10% field blend. The winery described this year as follows: "In 1997, winter began very cold and the snow covered the whole Quinta during some days, which hadn't happened for more than three decades. In February and March temperatures were very hot, getting to reach 29 degrees and it didn't rain, causing a 15 days blooming advance inferior to ...
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THE WINE OF A SINGLE HARVEST THAT HAS MATURED ITS WHOLE LIFE IN CASKS
The old Tawny Port for the lover of old Tawny Ports. Whereas our great 10, 20 and 40 year-old tawnies are blends, designed to maintain a consistent house style, a Colheita takes its personality from the year in which it was made. Each Colheita is distinctive yet at the same time strongly marked by the Quinta do Noval terroir. These are very rare Ports and some of the grea...
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In 1997 the winter started cold and snow covered the entire Quinta for a few days. February and March were very hot and dry, reaching 29ºC and thus causing an advance of 15 days in which budbreak was less than average. Flowering was one month earlier than in 1996, with temperatures always above 20 degrees and virtually no rain, perfect conditions for a good fruit set. The lack of water in the soil was compensated by the rains in April, May and...