96POINTS Cellar Selection:
This beautifully perfumed wine has all the tannins that will allow it to age over many decades. It also offers the rich blackberry, dark plum and great structure that will support that aging. As so often, Noval has released a vintage when other major producers have held back. But this powerful wine fully justifies the decision. Drink from 2025 for the fruit, 2030 for the complexity.
Quinta do Noval says it is sticking to its policy of declaring small parcels from recent Douro vintages and will put 12,000 bottles of 2014 Port on the market.