Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2012

Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 2012Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is a fortified wine from the Douro Valley in northern Portugal, produced only in outstanding years. It is made from traditional Douro grape varieties, principally Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Co and Tinta Barroca, grown on steep terraced vineyards of schist soils. Aromas are intense and complex, showing blackcurrant, blackberry and plum, layered with violet, dark chocolate, liquorice and spice. On

underpinned by a saline

packed with molasses

producing especially concentrated

Gamay loves the granite/siliceous soils of the vineyards in the hills to the northwest of Lyon in eastern France

wild boar ragù

Balsamic richness and depth threads through its dark fruit

the signature grape of this appellation

made from pure Pinot Noir

The high-altitude vineyards (around 1

Lusciously rich yet all balanced by Rieslings iconic acidity

red apple and brioche on the nose

Early Muscat is incorporated