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Parker 100 points / The 2011 Quinta do Noval Nacional has an entrancing bouquet that unfolds with time. It is extraordinarily concentrated with black currant pastilles, baked earth, a touch of terracotta and bay leaf that gains more dimension with time. Yet there is undeniable purity and elegance here, a seductive chorus of aromas perfectly in tune. The palate has a wondrous symmetry and focus, perfect acidity and immense purity. Everything he...
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QUINTA DO NOVAL NACIONAL
No other vintage port attracts more attention than Quinta do Noval’s Nacional and its collectability can be partly attributed to its tiny production. Only 200 - 300 cases are produced in a declared year. This represents a tiny percentage of Quinta do Noval’s production of vintage port (between 1,200 and 5,000 cases in each declared year). Nacional’s two and a half hectares of ungrafted vines are almost indistinguish...
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THE 2011 VINTAGE: AN EXCEPTIONAL DOUBLE DECLARATION
This is a significant event in Quinta do Noval history: this year, Quinta do Noval declared not only its Vintage 2011 but also its Vintage Nacional 2011, one of the world’s rarest and most sought-after wines.
Quinta do Noval has always adopted an independent approach to the subject and will only declare wines of unsurpassed excellence. Its declaration of the renowned Vintage 1931, when ...
Vintage 2011
2011 Vintage Port Declaration: All of the major port houses have now declared the 2011 vintage as being of exceptional quality. For many shippers this is the first declaration since 2007. The avalanche of declarations started with Sogrape, owners of Sandeman and Ferriera. This has been followed by Symington, the company that owns Dows, Graham Warre and Cockburn and Taylor Fladgate owners of the Fonseca and Taylors brands
