Quinta do Noval 40 Year Old Tawny Port (750ml)

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.

Sourced entirely from estate-frown grapes, using the Noval vineyard-based approach that is a rarity in the region. The astonishing terraced vineyards of Noval, perched above the Douro and Pinhao rivers, are an infertile schist, and not soil as much as sheer rock. Elevation of the vineyards ranges from just above river level to 1,200 feet. Average vine density is approximately 2,000 vines per acre, producing on average 30-35 hectoliters per hectare.

The grapes are all trodden by foot in the lagares at Quinta do Noval, a traditional, costly and rare approach. The wines used for the blends have an average age of 40 years and were aged in old oak barrels of 640 liters.