2008 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  7/9/2015 - Zweder wrote: 89 Points

  After the 2005 two days ago, which had became a bit alcoholic, I opened this 2008. Better. Still dark fruits, round tannin, pleasant balance between acidity and sweetness. Not as great as a real Vintage, but certainly very good now. 88 - 89

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  11/14/2014 - Rieslingfan wrote:

  Served on a long-haul flight, so not the most definitive note, but this was enjoyable for dark red fruit, spice and a medium weight palate. There was a bit of heat on the finish, but that subsided on my second pour about 45 minutes after the bottle was initially opened. Nice wine if not a profound drink.

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  9/20/2014 - henrygjeffreys wrote:

  raisins on the nose, spice, aniseed
  fresh light style
  tasting good now

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  9/7/2014 - Zweder wrote: 87 Points

  Black forest fruits in the bouquet as well as on the palate. Good balance between sweetness and acidity. Round tannin and a bit alcoholic. The wine is a bit edgy and that is probably because of the vintage, because older vintages were really smooth. After being open for a week or so, the wine was more pleasurable, but the sticky tannin and alcohol were still there. Wait until 2018 to see what happens.

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