1995 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port

[Andy Velebil]

Now the fun began, and why everyone was over. The first up was the 1995 Noval VP. This was decanted about 2 1/2 hours prior to drinking. It was just starting to show its age on the rim with a little bit of bricking. The nose was showing more mature nuances and a lot of alcohol. Some Eucalyptus, grape, darker berry notes, on a very hot palate. The finish was relatively short. This was obviously suffering from to short a decant. I had some left over and tried it over the next three days. Day 2 was much better and the alcohol had integrated much better. But it was obvious that this was a mid-term drinker and is just now starting its drinking window and will be there for the next 8-12 years. 86 on Friday, and upgraded to 90 points on day 2.

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