QuintadoNovalVintagePort2014

Deep dark ruby-purple with a spicy and wild berry nose, with soft velvety, ripe black fruits, great freshness and balance. Elegant yet powerful. Full-bodied and fleshy with firm backbone of tannins and a long finish. Very seductive and perfectly delicious now, but will of course repay decades of bottle ageing and reveal its full potential over time.

Country: Portugal

Region: Douro

Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francaand Tinta Roriz and Sousão

ABV: 20%

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 2014 VINTAGE

The heavy rainfall that we had in 2013/2014, welldistributed throughout the year, reasonable temperaturesin winter and a fresh month of August, enabled the vines tomaintain a healthy appearance, with lots of leavesthroughout the cycle, which protected the grapes from thepeaks of heat during the summer, safeguarding the healthof the bunches. At the end of August, the harvest waslooking wonderful, with beautiful healthy grapes and anexcellent sugar and acidity balance, ideal for making greatPort.