2003 Quinta do Noval Porto Colheita

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  10/1/2022 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  A blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão and Sousão from estate vineyards. The foot-trodden grapes are fermented partially, then fortified to approx. 20% ABV. Aged for 13 years in old 640-liter cascos. Bottled in 2016. 21% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Murky, very cloudy brown color with a reddish hue. The nose is sweet, somewhat hot and quite evolved with oxidative aromas of dried dates and figs, some raisiny tones, a little bit of peppery spice, light grappa-like notes of fusel alcohol, a hint of ripe dark berries and a touch of caramel. The wine is sweet, hot and quite robust on the palate with a full body, slightly viscous mouthfeel and rich flavors of dried red plums and figs, some peppery spice, a little bit of dried dates, light oxidative notes of chopped nuts, a hint of maple syrup and a touch of caramel. The overall feel is somewhat boozy with the rather noticeable alcohol heat and faint grappa-like nuances of fusel alcohol. However, the wine shows good sense of balance with its moderately high acidity and a faint tug of tannins on the gums. The finish is rich, sweet and quite hot with long and intense flavors of raisins and other dried fruits, some maple syrup tones, a little bit of peppery spice, light grappa nuances of fusel alcohols, a hint of chopped nuts and a touch of cooked cream.
  
  A nice and enjoyable, but also somewhat muddled Colheita - which is something obviously because of the wine being transported to the tasting place and poured straight from the bottle, undecanted. This wine definitely called for decanting - there was definitely a lot of deposit in the bottle and while the wine was finally identified as a Tawny Port, I must say all the gunk made the wine not particularly typical of Colheita at first. So, yeah, you have to take that into account when looking at my score. I think that properly decanted this would've been an even better wine.

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  4/22/2022 - ChristopherB Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Standard cork. Nice tawny colour - ruby/orange/slightly brown. On the nose, aromas of red fruits, nuts, figs, orange rind. On the palate, the attack is frank, with the aromas as found on the nose (+Toffee), but without the imbalance I usually find in some freshly opened tawnies that need time to settle down. This is smooth, moderately sweet, not alcoholic and with a good length. To me, more interesting than an equivalent 10-20 yo Taylor or Grahams (which are the tawnies I know best). A good length. Quite nice! I would get this bottling again. 91 or so.

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  11/5/2018 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:

  red core then gold/ copper rim
  Toffee on the nose, aromatic balsam notes, and a touch of strawberry
  Toffee again on the palate, slightly earthy funky note like an oloroso sherry, tobacco, long with hazelnuts on the finish

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  4/17/2018 - drinkdrankdrunk wrote: 90 Points

  nice colour; faint nose; ´dark´ taste (coffee) with late arriving sweetness; medium-long finish

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  9/21/2017 - theportguy wrote: 93 Points

  2017 Friends & Family; 9/20/2017-9/23/2017 (Portugal): Amber-orange in color. Toasted nuts, tobacco, and pleasant herbs on the nose. There is a touch of spirit on the palate, but it doesn't drown out the nice notes of toffee and roasted pecans. The acidity and sugars are well-balanced on the nice long finish.

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