TN: 1963 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port

[Al B.]

Decant: 4½ hours - English bottled in magnum, by Hedges & Butler. Mid red in colour, light centre and very pale rim. A sprity nose with a slight smell of cough sweets. Very smooth into the mouth, bringing the taste of sweet, steeped raisins but the alcohol was very hot and barely integrated initially. The alcohol does integrate better in the mid palate to reveal some lovely flavours of sweet redcurrant jelly. A fierce burn on swallowing is followed by a soft and lingering aftertaste. A tired wine that is starting to fall apart, perhaps. 4/3 90 points