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Quinta Do Noval Silval Vintage Port 2001

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The name Quinta do Noval first appeared in land registers in the year 1715.  António José da Silva, a Port shipper from Gaia, father-in-law of Luiz Valsconcelos Porto, acquired Quinta do Noval in 1894 after its devastation by phylloxera. He restored the property by replanting its vineyards.

A new bottling line and warehouse was completed in 1997 in Alijo, near to Pinhão. This project made Quinta do Noval the first of the traditional Port shippers to centralise all its activities in the Douro Valley rather than in Vila Nova de Gaia near Porto.

I bought this 750 ml glass bottle Vintage Port, at 20% alcohol, back in 2014. It was at the price of 29 Euro, from a Internet based Port specialized wine shop.

Taste notes after decanting

Thin bodied, fine red color with slightly brown notes.

Good fruited aroma with a dominating alcohol. With aeration, the alcohol takes a step back and let the fruit aroma evolve.

Dry and hard tannins, the taste comes off with a punch, but the fruit notes remains a bit thin. After taste sports a good dried fruits and raisins.

Overall rating 88 / 100

Burmester Vintage Port 2020 (Tasted 2024)

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I bought this 750 ml glass bottle Vintage Port at a Danish Supermarket, in 2022. The price was around 33 Euro.

Burmester is owned by the Calem brand: https://www.disorder.dk/2013/11/26/visiting-calem-in-porto/

Decantation started at 1530 o’clock in the afternoon, preparing this really young vintage, to be enjoyed to red meat at dinner.

First taste notes are from 1600 o’clock, half an hour after opening:

Deep red with purple notes to the color. Thin curtains on the side of the glass.

Alcohol dominated aroma, lots of tannin and acid accompanying a red fresh fruit.

Very powerful in the taste. Very dry, but already in balance, goes into a nice aftertaste.

Intermidiate rating 84 / 100

Second taste notes are from 1715 o’clock, roughly 2 hours after opening:

Darkened in the color, more deep red.

Less alcohol in the aroma, more darkness to it.

Taste is even more in balance.

Intermediate rating 88 / 100

The last tasting notes are from 2215 o’clock, roughly 7 hours after opening:

Very dark by now.

Tannins are still very powerful.

Overall rating 89 / 100

Borges Vintage Port 1970 (2023)

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Taste notes right after decanting

Clear wine with a brown color and red notes in the shine. Large and hanging curtains of alcohol on the side of the glass.

Powerful aroma of dark dried fruits, comes off as mature and complex. Alcohol is however dominating here in the start.

Low on tannins and acid. Powerful in the taste. Alcohol is warm, but not dominating, after taste ends out in pure liquid raisins. Seems over matured, as it is not well balanced in its taste.

Intermediate rating 85 / 100

Taste notes 4 hours after decanting

Slightly darker in the color, but still more brown than red.

Less alcohol dominating the aroma.

Taste and feeling on the palate remains the same. No change from the exposure to oxygen.

Overall rating 87 / 100