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Quinta do Noval, Vintage Port, 2000

Fortified Wine from Porto & Douro, Portugal
by Quinta do Noval
$99.99
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Vintage Port only gets declared in years the houses believe are worth it, and 2000 was one of them — a millennium declaration that has aged into exactly what it promised. Quinta do Noval sits above Pinhao on some of the Douro's most dramatically terraced ground, and its Vintage bottling is built to be forgotten about for decades. This one has had twenty-six years to soften and has arrived somewhere very good: dark, sweet and thick with dried fig, cassis, cocoa and violets, the fortifying spirit now fully absorbed into the fruit. The tannins have turned to velvet, but there is still enough grip and lift to keep it from going cloying. Decant it off its sediment, pour small glasses, and let it hold the room for the rest of the night. It drinks beautifully now and will keep for many years more.

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Antonio Galloni

94 points

"Saturated black ruby to the rim. Sappy aromas of black cherry, minerals and roasted nuts. Wonderfully concentrated, very sweet, silky and suave; like an elixir of dark berries. As it opened in the glass, the superb underlying structure became obvious. Finishes with big, building, extremely fine tannins and superb length and grip." —Stephen Tanzer

Robert Parker

96 points

"The 2000 Quinta Do Noval Vintage 96 is much stricter on the nose compared to the 1997 with very pure blackberry, boysenberry and blueberry fruit mixed with cigar box and flinty scents. It does not quite have the presence of the 1997 but it has focus and breeding and, wow, leave it aside for several minutes and it repays you with intoxicating candied orange peel scents. The palate is medium-bodied, rounded and sensual on the entry with mint, orange peel, fig skin and white pepper. This is a sensational millennial Noval with the temerity to surpass the Nacional. Drink 2015-2040. Tasted January 2014." —Neal Martin

Wine Spectator

97 points

"This is flat-out flush with gorgeous fruit pinned to a spine of dark earth. Starts with lush cassis, plum cake and boysenberry pâte de fruit flavors pumping through before a second load of anise, menthol, fruitcake and bramble kicks in mid-way. Then the tarry, earthy edge asserts itself, harnessing everything on the finish."

Wine Enthusiast

95 points

"One of the vintage's standouts, the 2000 Quinta do Noval is incredibly rich and intense, with a density that made me think I should reach for a spoon. Chocoate and coffee, prune and date aromas; plum cake flavors. Despite the richness, there is a superb backbone of acidity and ripe tannins that suggests peak maturity is probably two decades or more away."

More about Quinta do Noval

Historic Port house—arguably the greatest—now owned by AXA insurance. Noval Nacional, their legendary unblended Vintage Port from a single ungrafted vineyard, is the benchmark. Serious Port, for people who understand that good fortified wine is worth the investment.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Touriga Nacional

  • Vintage

    2000

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Stilton and other blue cheeses, walnuts, dark chocolate, a cigar — or nothing at all, since it makes a fine last course by itself.

Tasting Profile

Sweet, rich and full-bodied fortified red. Dried fig, cassis, cocoa, violets and spice; plush and velvety with a long, warming finish.

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