Quinta do Noval Porto Vintage 2018

Quinta do Noval Porto Vintage 2018

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The finish narrows just a bit and it is this aspect that ultimately prevents this otherwise gorgeous effort from meriting a higher overall score

There is almost painful intensity to the super-sleek big-bodied flavors that possess a positively gorgeous mouthfeel due to a mid-palate that brims with sappy dry extract that coats the mouth on the hugely long and impeccably well-balanced finale

full-bodied power and gorgeous purity and intensity

A restrained and markedly cool nose reflects notes of violet

smoke and scorched earth flavors

An exuberantly spicy nose features additional aromas of black cherry

balanced and exquisitely persistent finish where a hint of bitter cherry pit surfaces

the 2005 combines the extraordinary power of this site with unbelievable elegance and definition

cedar wood and a rich

but another look with decanting showed that it was ready to roll

Since we had just declared and released the 2000 Nacional