Quinta do Noval Tawny Port Colheita 1997 Size::1 Bottle with complexing notes of sweet

with complexing notes of sweet spices

followed by a rather sleek finish

The tannins are ripe

94-95 pts - JSuckling Bursts of tangy little currants

Quinta do Noval Tawny Port Colheita 1997 Size::1 Bottle with complexing notes of sweetThe Portuguese word colheita means harvest. A Colheita Port must be from a single year and aged for a minimum of seven years in wood before bottling. In practice many are aged for considerably longer (as is the case at Noval) and so Colheita Ports can vary greatly in style. Novals Colheita is only made in exceptional years, when certain lots of wine with great aging potential are set aside to be aged in cascos (old casks with a capacity of 640