Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- Portugal
- Région:
- Vallée du Douro
- Appellation précise:
- Porto
- Millésime:
- 2017
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Fortifié
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Cépage(s):
- Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Sousão, Tinta Roriz
- Âge des vignes:
- Vieilles vignes
- Vinification:
- Foulage au pied pour obtenir le moût puis macération en lagares
- Elevage:
- Durant 18 mois en foudre de 25hl
- Sucres résiduels:
- 99 g/dm3
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2027
- Apogée :
- 2030-2040
- Boire avant :
- Difficile de le dire...
- Conseil de service :
- Décanter, une fois ouvert à consommer dans les 2 jours
- Servir à :
- 15-17°
Description
Quinta Do Noval est surement l’une des Quinta des plus racées du Douro. Elle a été cédée par les Van Zeller au groupe Axa en 1993 (Pichon Longueville Baron à Pauillac, Petit Village à Pomerol, Suduiraut à Sauternes, Arlot à Vosne et Nuits-Saint-Georges, Disznoko à Tokaj…). Implantée à Pinhão, c’est la cuvée “Nacional” qui a fait la réputation de la maison ! Elle est issue d’une parcelle de vignes en franc de pied à partir de Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Touriga Nacional, Sousão et Tinta Roriz. 18 mois d’élevage en foudre de 2500 litres.
L’expression aromatique est d’une race tout à fait extraordinaire. L’aromatique complexe ne cesse de se développer dans le verre sans jamais retomber en intensité. En bouche, c’est une main de fer dans un gant de velours : des saveurs puissantes exprimées tout en finesse. La structure tannique marquée demande un vieillissement de quelques années avant dégustation. On comprend pourquoi cette cuvée est la fierté de la “nation”.
Suggestion gourmande
Lièvre à la royale tout simplement !
Avis des Experts
James Suckling
"Such fine tannins and it goes on and on and on. Full-bodied, compact and very fine. Sweet plums and old-vine, bark character. Lasts for minutes. Feels dry."
The Wine Advocate
"The 2017 Vintage Port Nacional is a field blend, mostly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Sousão and Tinta Roriz, aged for 18 months in old wood. It comes in at 99 grams of residual sugar and was bottled about a month before this tasting after 18 months in wooden vats. In 2016, I might've made an argument that the regular Noval was better. In this vintage, this seems to be a clear choice, granting that Ports change constantly in their youth. Its siblings at all levels in the last few vintages are very fine, but this is an indisputable benchmark that seems to better them all. Rich and vibrant, this has plenty of stuffing and flavor, more than the regular Noval. Then, it adds layer after layer of power. A couple of hours of air makes both the flavors and tannins more intense. It is simply gripping—yet also remarkably fresh. It's a great Noval, and one of the shortlist candidates for "Wine of the Vintage." There were 200 cases produced."
Vinous
"The 2017 Quinta do Noval Nacional, which was trodden under foot in lagares and matured in wood for 18 months, demands considerable aeration in the glass even after extended decanting. Eventually it offers an enthralling kaleidoscope of aromas of blackcurrants, clove, thyme and very subtle truffle aromas (not scents that I often find in young Vintage Port.) It is a mercurial bouquet that constantly shape-shifts in the glass. The palate is full-bodied with perfect balance. This is a faultless Vintage Port whatever way you look at it. From start to finish it conveys a sense of beguiling symmetry, a leitmotif of the 2017s, then astonishing energy and persistence towards the finish with cracked black pepper and clove liberally sprinkled over the vivacious black fruit. Sixty second after the wine has departed you can still feel its presence. This is an astonishing Nacional. Period."
La “Conti” de Porto !