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1964 Noval Colheita, what did I get?

Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:17 pm
by Alan Rath
On a lark, I put in a relatively low bid on a bottle of 64 Noval Colheita, I believe bottled in 2000. Now I own it :wink: So what did I get?

Regards,
Alan

Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:58 am
by Tom Archer
A bottle of wine made from grapes grown in 1964, vinified, fortified, stuck in a barrel and left until 2000 before it was bottled.

Should be sweet, full bodied and golden in colour.

Tom

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 2:22 pm
by Alan Rath
Thanks for that insight, Tom :wink:

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:42 am
by Al B.
I would add that you have also bought a wine that has a reputation for being quite delicious!

Alex

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:45 pm
by Gustavo Devesas
:)
I've that Port right in front of me...opened and ready to drink.
After all that all the members have said I must add that this it's the single harvest Port wich is the base for the Tawny Ports that you often see all over the wine shops.
I consider this type of Port as the less comercial type that exists,because it's normally sold by the barrell and not by the bottle (Most of the big Port House, Taylor's+ Graham's+Sandeman etc... they don't even mention this Ports in all the visits and publicity because they don't have it for sale!!
In what concerns about the taste of this Port it's always quite licorish and there's more aftertaste of mint+vanilla+dry fruits.
Good Port and by the way after you open it you have more then 1 year to finish the bottle!
Have fun!

Gustavo :D

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:54 pm
by Alan Rath
All,
Appreciate the responses. I should have been more specific in saying that I know what I bought ;) Just wondered about this specific bottling, since I have no experience with 1964. Gustavo, would love to hear from you after you've tried the wine.

Cheers,
Alan