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Wine Description
The Story
As always this 100% single-quinta wine is drawn from Noval’s own vines. There are three core parcels, all near the winery—the terraces directly surrounding the winery in Pinhão, the vines in the Roncão Valley and a parcel overlooking the Douro River. Each year, the blending proportions for the Vintage Port will vary depending on the vagaries of the vineyard.
THE SUPREME EXPRESSION OF THE TERROIR OF QUINTA DO NOVAL
Quinta do Noval Vinta...
Wine Information
Blend: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Cão and Sousão grapes predominantly from Pinhão
Winemaking: Trodden by foot and fermented in traditional lagares with temperature control at 28ºc.
Maturation: Matured for 18 months in wooden barrels.
Alcohol: 19.5% vol
Residual sugar: 94 g/l
Total Acidity: 4.4 g/l
pH: 3.63
THE 2015 HARVEST:
The winter was cold and dry. Spring very hot, with five heat waves and heavy rainfall that r...
