Quinta do Noval Vintage 2017 com embalagem

Quinta do Noval Vintage Port is characterized by its purity of fruit and a fine and delicate quality that is typical of the estate's wines in general, but which finds its most notable and lasting expression in Vintage Ports. Balance, harmony, finesse and elegance are the hallmarks of our great Vintage Ports, which are declared only when we believe that the year has produced a blend, however small, worthy of the Quinta do Noval stamp. Quinta do Noval follows its own path with regard to Vintage Port wines. If we believe we have wines with the quality and personality of the Quinta Vintage Ports
of Noval from previous years, we do not hesitate to declare and bottle them, even if that means doing so in consecutive years and, as is often the case, bottling just a few hundred cases of Quinta do Noval Vintage Port, which only represent a small percentage of total farm production. Of course, in great years, when there is unanimity among Port wine producers and a general declaration, Quinta do Noval also declares its wine and perhaps in greater quantities than usual. But in any given year, the exam room requirement
Noval is always extremely strict, and even in the most generous years the volume of Vintage Port declared is extremely small: a maximum of 20% of the production of our great terroir.

HARVEST CHARACTERISTICS
2017 was characterized by a cold and dry winter, followed by a spring and summer
exceptionally hot and dry. In addition to the heavy rainfall (25mm) on the 6th of July at Quinta do Noval, only 300mm has fallen since November 2016. June was the hottest month since 1980, with temperatures reaching 42-44°C in the Douro valley during the heat wave felt between the 7th and 24th of June. Due to these extreme weather conditions, the entire growth cycle of the vine was advanced by 15 to 20 days compared to 2016. The vines withstood the water scarcity and high temperatures well. At the end of August, the harvest was very promising and in excellent phytosanitary conditions. The harvest started much earlier than usual due to weather conditions: on the 17th of August for the white wines and the 21st of August for the reds and port wines. It ended on the 28th of September with high temperatures and complete absence of rain.

VINIFICATION
The grapes are trodden by foot in the presses to obtain the must, and then macerated during fermentation to obtain the best possible extraction. Vintage Port 2017.