1968 Quinta do Noval Colheita Port
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:29 am
1968 Quinta do Noval Colheita Port
Bottled in 2006. The color of this is more red than orange with some faint green edges starting to show it’s 40 years of age. A little heat on the nose that is nicely tempered by some dried nuts. It was a bit spirity on the palate and that tended to mask some of the nice toffee flavors that were trying to show thru. While this had a very long finish, the lack of complexity on the palate coupled with a tad bit of excessive heat lowered my overall score. 89-90 points.
Bottled in 2006. The color of this is more red than orange with some faint green edges starting to show it’s 40 years of age. A little heat on the nose that is nicely tempered by some dried nuts. It was a bit spirity on the palate and that tended to mask some of the nice toffee flavors that were trying to show thru. While this had a very long finish, the lack of complexity on the palate coupled with a tad bit of excessive heat lowered my overall score. 89-90 points.