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Porto Vintage Nacional 2017 75cl

DOC | Porto | Douro | Portogallo
CHF 1’459.35
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100 Robert Parker
The 2017 Vintage Port Nacional is a field blend, mostly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Sousão and Tinta Roriz, aged for 18 months in old wood. It comes in at 99 grams of residual sugar and was bottled about a month before this tasting after 18 months in wooden vats. In 2016, I might've made an argument that the regular Noval was better. In this vintage, this seems to be a clear choice, granting that Ports change constantly in their youth. Its siblings at all levels in the last few vintages are very fine, but this is an indisputable benchmark that seems to better them all. Rich and vibrant, this has plenty of stuffing and flavor, more than the regular Noval. Then, it adds layer after layer of power. A couple of hours of air makes both the flavors and tannins more intense. It is simply gripping—yet also remarkably fresh. It's a great Noval, and one of the shortlist candidates for "Wine of the Vintage." There were 200 cases produced.
100 Robert Parker
The 2017 Vintage Port Nacional is a field blend, mostly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Sousão and Tinta Roriz, aged for 18 months in old wood. It comes in at 99 grams of residual sugar and was bottled about a month before this tasting after 18 months in wooden vats. In 2016, I might've made an argument that the regular Noval was better. In this vintage, this seems to be a clear choice, granting that Ports change constantly in their youth. Its siblings at all levels in the last few vintages are very fine, but this is an indisputable benchmark that seems to better them all. Rich and vibrant, this has plenty of stuffing and flavor, more than the regular Noval. Then, it adds layer after layer of power. A couple of hours of air makes both the flavors and tannins more intense. It is simply gripping—yet also remarkably fresh. It's a great Noval, and one of the shortlist candidates for "Wine of the Vintage." There were 200 cases produced.
99 James Suckling
Such fine tannins and it goes on and on and on. Full-bodied, compact and very fine. Sweet plums and old-vine, bark character. Lasts for minutes. Feels dry.
Produttore
Quinta Do Noval
Quinta do Noval è il produttore del Porto Vintage più famoso, il Naçional. Le radici di questa tenuta risalgono agli inizi del 1700. Successivamente, nel periodo della pestilenza di fine '800, Noval, invece di innestare le viti su portainnesti americani, riuscì miracolosamente a conservare il patrimonio portoghese e da qui nacque il loro vino unico "Naçional". Oggi, sotto la direzione di Christian Seely della compagnia assicurativa AXA - Millésimes, questo produttore di Porto è cresciuto, proprio come i prestigiosi Château di Bordeaux degli stessi proprietari, ad esempio Pichon-Longueville. Situato in posizione ideale nel cuore della Valle del Douro, Quinta do Noval è l'unico storico produttore di Porto che porta lo stesso nome del suo vigneto. Le ripide colline sono piantate con le varietà nobili della regione e le uve prosperano, producendo frutti di grande qualità. Sotto la guida di António Agrellos, il brillante direttore tecnico, Naçional è un porto estroverso, la potenza e la profondità di questo vino sono accompagnate dalle caratteristiche note portoghesi terrose, speziate e carnose, che richiedono ulteriori vent’anni per svilupparsi.