Community Tasting Notes 12

• BoxerBee Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 25, 2022 - Fruity, with cherry, dried red berries and cinnamon. Relatively simple, but balanced and highly drinkable. Drink now

• ChristopherB Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 7, 2022 - From a half-bottle - cork in tip-top shape. Double decanted. Nice very dark though not completely opaque ruby colour. On the nose, open aromas of esteva, liquorice, and black fruit (grapes, cherries). A touch of smoke and other herbal aromas as well. On the palate, the attack is frank, sweetish, with the aromas as found on the nose, lots of firm yet rounded tannin, and a good length. I have had several vintages from other producers that weren't as "vintage-like" as this LBV - it really is impressive! Still young - I'd say this could easily be enjoyed another 10 years. 91-92

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• empire80 Likes this wine: 91 points

  November 21, 2021 - As noted below, it's worth decanting as the extended bottle age has formed a small sediment, but not essential if careful. Really quite classy, still some of the primary sweet fruit you'd expect from an LBV, but balanced with some mature notes, including a hint of chocolate and ground coffee.

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• ChristopherB Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 30, 2020 - From a half-bottle. Double decanted. Nice dark ruby. Fairly dark, but not opaque. On the nose, somewhat timid aromas of black fruits (cherries, grapes, raisins) matched with some liquorice, smoke and black pepper. On the palate a sweet frank attack of a wonderful density and intensity for this price range with a good length. I may have preferred it in its youth, for its over-the-top snapping black fruit, but this is still young, not showing any signs of fading and with a nice balance - needs a few hours to open up and is quite nice on day 2. It would be interesting for me to drink up my 2007s and keep my last 2011 till 2025 or so. 90 or so.
  
  Drunk over two days and it was at its best on day 2.

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• JakobSkou Likes this wine:

  June 2, 2020 - Fantastic lbv.. Tastes like a 15-20 year old vintage. Very good quality and good value for money.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red - Fortified
• Producer Quinta do Noval
• Varietal Port Blend
• Designation Late Bottled Vintage
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Douro
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Porto
• UPC Codes 5601064001955, 5601064003454, 5604805002495

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• Pending Delivery 12 (3%)
• In Cellars 226 (58%)
• Consumed 149 (39%)

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