The Late Bottled Vintage Port from Quinta do Noval is also available in the “half bottle”, i.e. half an L bottle. An often very practical sweet wine format for home use.
Like the Vintage, the LBV at Quinta do Noval is carefully prepared using traditional means. But it is aged in wooden barrels for five years, not just two like the Vintage. This means it is ready to drink as soon as it comes onto the market.
Quinta do Noval makes the Late Bottled Vintage unfiltered only from grapes from its own vineyards. This is how you achieve the highest quality.
2017 was a year that was too dry and extremely hot in the summer in Duero Valley. The traditional grape varieties and old vines at Quinta do Noval withstood these harsh conditions and still produced an excellent wine. The Late Bottled 2017 impresses with its very dark color and its expansive bouquet, which is reminiscent of ripe dark berries and spices, accompanied by a delicate woody note. Despite its opulent sweetness, it is well balanced on the palate, has a beautiful tannin structure in the background and an impressively long finish. This first-class Late Bottled Vintage Port can be enjoyed young, but it also matures for a very long time and well in the bottle.
