Quinta do Noval Tawny Port Colheita 2007 angoris-villa-locatelli It’s definitely a handsomely proportioned

It’s definitely a handsomely proportioned wine

with a beautiful long aftertaste

First produced in 1997 and often described as a black forest gateau in a glass

It opens with bright red berries and sweet clove spice

with subtle and pleasing aromas of white flowers

Quinta do Noval Tawny Port Colheita 2007 angoris-villa-locatelli It’s definitely a handsomely proportionedThe 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