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.
Estimated cost of this Quinta do Noval Silval Vintage Port 1995 bottle of 750 ml is 38 Euro.
Taste notes right after decanting
Red to light red in the colour
Feels thin and easy to sling in the glass, heavy curtains on the sides.
Spiced fruit, darkness, tannin and a dominating alcohol in the aroma.
Good fruit with a powerful bite, sweet taste with some alcohol.
Intermediate rating 85 /100
2.5 hours after decanting
Darker in the colour and slightly heavier.
Aroma and taste remains the same as earlier.
6 hours after decanting
Darker in the colour
Dark and spicy with a sharp nose.
Medium bodied, yet dry and alive from tannin. Sweet fruit in the end.
Will properly improve with longer decanting than 6 hours, still a lot of tannin that could rest for a couple more years in the cellar. The bottle had a bigger sediment than what I find on average in a vintage port.
This taste note is for the 4th glass from the right.
This was blind tasted as a part of a 1975, 1985 and 1995 tasting of four different houses. The tasting was held by The Vintage Port Club of Odense, Denmark.
Estimated cost of this Ramos Pinto Vintage Port 1995 bottle of 750 ml is 47 Euro.
Slightly hazy and dark red almost going into black in the colour.
Subtle aroma, but the little dried fruit there is, is good.
Light in the taste, mild tannin, suitable after taste length and seems ready to drink.
This taste note is for the 3rd glass from the right.
This was blind tasted as a part of a 1975, 1985 and 1995 tasting of four different houses. The tasting was held by The Vintage Port Club of Odense, Denmark.
Estimated cost of this Fonseca Vintage Port 1995 bottle of 750 ml is 47 Euro.
Slightly hazy and a dark red almost going into black colour.
Strong aroma with a good fruit to it.
Medium body with a fine, harmonic and mature taste.
A good wine that is ready to drink now but could properly get even better with time.
This taste note is for the 2nd glass from the right.
This was blind tasted as a part of a 1975, 1985 and 1995 tasting of four different houses. The tasting was held by The Vintage Port Club of Odense, Denmark.
Estimated cost of this Graham’s Vintage Port 1995 bottle of 750 ml is 47 Euro. Learn more about the house of Graham’s here Visiting Graham’s in Porto.
This taste note is for the 1st glass from the right.
This was blind tasted as a part of a 1975, 1985 and 1995 tasting of four different houses. The tasting was held by The Vintage Port Club of Odense, Denmark.
Estimated cost of this Quinta do Noval Vintage Port 1995 bottle of 750 ml is 86 Euro.
Good clarity with a orange colour.
Suitable dried fruits aroma that is pleasant and spiced.
Light in the taste but with a dominating tannin, after taste is short and generally it seems mature. A little unbalanced.
