Quinta do Noval Porto 10 Year Old Tawny

Quinta do Noval Porto 10 Year Old TawnyQuinta do Novel s 10 Year Old Tawny exhibits a light ruby garnet color, sweet jammy fruit, nice spice, cedar and smoke in the nose, and good concentration. Tawny ports are aged in wood from essentially a solera system for the number of years indicated on the bottle. In most cases I prefer the younger ten or twenty year Tawnys to the ancient forty to fifty year old wines, but it is really a matter of taste. I tend to like more fruit rather than the

palate coating and ultra-saline finish that goes on and on

spice and newly turned earth

such as seaweed

This port is so concentrated it defies belief

This terrific effort displays a really lovely interplay between power and finesse and I particularly like the harmony of structural elements

The superbly rich and velvety broad-shouldered flavors possess outstanding size

tension and good length

all wrapped in a moderately austere and hugely long finish

structured finish

From the valley floor

A brooding and reserved nose only grudgingly gives up its intensely floral array of red and dark currant aromas that enjoy added breadth in the form of green tea

violets and sandalwood