1994 Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port

[Otto Nieminen]

Quita do Noval Nacional 1994 was a totally different wine from the Noval: sweet, with a perfect mix of darker and redder fruit notes, slight savoury medicinal herbs, spice - very classic Port compared to the "new world" Noval. Dark fruit, well structured palate, very sweet but earthy also. Slightly too toffeed aftertaste - but this is just silliness getting caught up on such a minor note in an otherwise lovely wine. (Ref. Rachmaninov's comment when Hoffman (technically most perfect pianist ever?) made one mistake in a recital: "don't look for spots on the sun".)

[David Spriggs]

Awesome note! This is one of my all-time favorite ports. Thanks for keeping us up to date on its development.
-Dave-

[Roy Hersh]

A very fine and expressive note. Thanks Otto!

The 1994 Quinta do Noval Nacional is the -- ONLY Port -- which I ever scored a perfect 100 points. Need I say more?

[Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud]

Thanks for the note, I will look out for this one.