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  • Country ranking ?

    76
  • Producer ranking ?

    21
  • Decanting time

    5h
  • When to drink

    from 2030

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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...

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Wine Information

Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is characterised by its purity of fruit and a fine, delicate quality that is typical of the wines of the property in general, but which finds its most remarkable and enduring expression in the Vintage Ports.
Equilibrium, harmony, finesse and elegance characterise our great Vintage Ports, which are declared only when we are certain that the year has produced a blend, however small, that is worthy of bearing the nam...

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Vintage 2020

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VINTAGE

 

2020 was a hot and dry year, with a prolonged ripening period throughout the summer that led to an early harvest, as the grapes became fully ripe by early September. The resulting wines are extremely rich and powerful, voluminous, sensual, with great density. Tannic structure is immense, but with remarkable finesse.
The Quinta do Noval Vintage is an unusually powerful and rich style for Quinta do Noval, bu...

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Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2020 is a strikingly pure and dynamic expression, capturing the estate’s hallmark balance of intensity, terroir transparency, and sculpted structure. The nose is vibrant and refined, offering a precise mix of wild blackberry, black cherry, and dark plum, interwoven with notes of violets, crushed rock, fresh herbs, and subtle exotic spice. There is a lifted, almost crystalline quality to the aromatics.

On the palate, the wine is powerful yet exceptionally focused, driven by firm, fine-grained tannins and a bright line of acidity that gives tension and clarity. The fruit profile is deep and layered—cassis, blueberry, and ripe cherry—supported by hints of cocoa, licorice root, and graphite. The texture is sleek and energetic rather than opulent, showing the estate’s preference for precision over sheer richness.

The finish is long, vertical, and tightly woven, echoing with dark fruit, florals, and mineral grip. A superb and highly detailed Noval: elegant, expressive, and built for decades of evolution, with a purity that speaks unmistakably of its unique terroir.


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