Quinta do Noval
Vintage Port 2023
Porto
Quinta do Noval’s Ports are known for their purity of fruit and their fine, delicate quality, with the most striking expression found in the Vintage Ports. These wines embody equilibrium, harmony, finesse, and elegance. Unlike other Port houses, Noval produces a Vintage Port almost every year, selecting only the finest lots, with the quantity varying each time. Even in the most generous years, volumes of Noval’s Vintage Ports are always extremely small, never exceeding 15% of the year’s production. The 2023 Vintage Port is elegant and balanced, with intense floral and black fruit aromas. Firm, fine tannins support the fruit’s purity, while the wine’s elegance and balance stand out as defining features of this exceptional vintage.
VINEYARD
The grapes for this wine come schist-based vineyards planted between 300-1,600 feet above sea level in the heart of the Douro Valley. Following a major re-planting in the early 1990s, the estate's vineyards now produce fruit at their prime. This field blend includes Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, and Sousão.
WINEMAKING
The grapes are trodden by foot and fermented in the traditional lagares of the Quinta. After primary fermentation in stainless steel, halted by the addition of brandy around 90 g/L residual sugar, the port is aged for 18 months in old wooden casks until the moment of bottling.
VINTAGE
The 2023 Douro vintage benefited from abundant rainfall and moderate temperatures, leading to good soil moisture and ideal ripening conditions. While some regions experienced weather instability during harvest, the overall vintage was of high quality, with good ripeness, acidity, and phenolic development. Despite rain during the harvest, producers were pleased with the quality. Volumes varied across regions, with some experiencing lower yields due to harvest challenges.
TASTING NOTE
This Vintage Port shows remarkable concentration with luscious flavors of black plums, violets, and wild berries, signature to Noval. Depth, spice, and a delicate perfume complement its velvety, luxurious texture.
FOOD PAIRING
Blue cheese, dark chocolate
Color
Red
Blend %
100% Port Blend
Appellation
Porto
Alcohol
19.5%
Suggested Retail Price
$104.99
Reviews
Vinous - July 1, 2025 "The bouquet is exuberant, with bursts from the glass: blueberry, violet, touches of eucalyptus and tar. On the palate, it is fresh and vibrant with very fine tannins, silky smooth with a vivacious and pure finish. Touches of Christmas cake and cracked black pepper linger on the aftertaste. Marvelous."
Trade Materials
Other Wines by this Producer
Douro Reserva
Douro Valley, Portugal
Very powerful and structured, it is outstanding for its finesse, a delicate character typical of the Quinta do Noval style. It is derived from a strict selection of the best batches of the Quinta's various indigenous grape varieties. This wine is delicious when young and ages well in the cellar.
Fine White Port
Douro Valley, Portugal
A white port made with traditional white grape varietals from the Douro Valley. It is a blend of wines aged between 2 and 3 years to create a wine that is fruity, fine, sweet, unctuous, with a good aromatic persistence.
Branco Reserva
Douro Valley, Portugal
An authentic white wine with the ambitious to represent the best white wine produced in the Douro Valley. It is derived from a strict selection of the best batches of the Quinta's various indigenous grape varieties. Rich and structured, it is outstanding for its finesse and intensity
Vinhas da Marka
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Vinhas da Marka is the very first edition of a new exciting project called ‘Terroir Series’. Every edition will focus on one specific terroir that was identified that year as exceptional. A few years ago, Quinta do Noval concluded an agreement with the Agrellos family for the long term lease of the vineyard of Quinta da Marka, which we had identified as having terroir of exceptional potential. This potential was revealed by the outstanding red wines produced in the 2019 vintage. It was so remarkable, that the Noval team has decided to release a very limited volume of that wine. Only 200 bottles was brought into the US.
Fine Ruby Port
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This is a deep-colored lively, peppery wine full of fresh fruit flavors it is bottled after three years in cask. An ideal Port for informal drinking.
Late Bottled Vintage Single Vineyard Port
Douro Valley, Portugal
This wine is a remarkable example of the Noval style. Treated exactly like a Vintage Port with only noble grape varieties that sourced exclusively from estate vineyards, trodden by foot and unfiltered. This expression differs in its extended aging, seeing five years in casks instead of the typical two years for Vintage Ports. Definitely an LBV with a difference, this wine has fine structured tannins, great freshness and purity of fruit. It is delicious to drink today, but will age beautifully in its bottle.
Tawny 40 Year Old Port
Douro Valley, Portugal
Noval was the first port house to introduce blended tawnies with an indication of average age. Their eldest offering, the Noval Tawny 40 Year Old Port, is a remarkable representation of the quintessence of the Noval Tawny style: a profoundly concentrated and complex old wine, the memory of the house.
Cedro do Noval Branco
Douro Valley, Portugal
Named after the emblematic cedar tree that dominates Quinta do Noval's terrace, Cedro do Noval is an authentic expression of the Douro. It is made at Quinta do Noval using carefully selected grapes 100 % grown on the highest steeply terraced vineyards of Quinta do Noval, in the heart of the Douro Valley, in Northern Portugal.
Touriga Nacional
Douro DOC
Intense and concentrated, with fine tannic structure, Touriga Nacional is distinguished by its delicacy, a characteristic of the Quinta do Noval style. It is the product of a strict selection from the best lots produced by our Quinta in any given year.
Colheita
Douro Valley
Colheita is a Vintage Tawny Port. Wheras Tawnies with an indication of age show the house style, Vintage Tawnies show the personality of the vintage year. Colheita spends its entire life in barrel until the moment of bottling. On the nose they are fresh, powerful and fruit-forward, with balanced acidity. On the palate they have a nutty, oxidized character with a seductively smooth finish.
