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2019 Quinta Do Noval - Porto Nacional Vintage Port
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2019 Quinta Do Noval - Porto Nacional Vintage Port

$1,049.00 - $1,049.00
$1,049.00
$1,049.00 - $1,049.00
$1,049.00
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The 2019 Quinta do Noval Nazionale stands apart from standard vintage ports due to its exclusive origin: a small, historical plot of ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines that root directly into the Douro valley’s native granitic soil. Rather than following the industry’s wide-declared vintage cycles, the estate bottles this wine only in years the team evaluates as truly exceptional. The result is a deep, nearly opaque port defined by an intense aromatic lift of ripe blackberry, blackcurrant, violet, and subtle licorice, all woven together with warm baking spices.

Maturing for roughly eighteen months in seasoned wooden casks, the 2019 delivers a dense, structured palate backed by firm, fine-grained tannins and crisp acidity. This balance between power and freshness creates a pronounced, lingering finish and guarantees significant cellar longevity. Natural yields across the ancient vineyard remain exceptionally low, meaning annual production rarely exceeds a few hundred cases and each vintage offers a highly concentrated snapshot of traditional Douro field-blend winemaking.

Because this port is young and structurally powerful, it performs best after an extended decant. Pour it slowly through a funnel or let it rest open for two to three hours prior to serving to soften the tannic grip and reveal its fuller aromatic profile. It complements bold, savory fare beautifully—match it with charcoal-grilled venison, roasted duck confit, or aged blue cheeses—while its inherent richness stands up equally well to a dense dark fruit tart or milk chocolate–based desserts.

99 Points
" The 2019 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 was bottled May 4, 2021, with 100 grams of residual sugar and 19.4% alcohol. This opened rather differently than the regular Noval Port this report, showing more open and expressive fruit, more cherries and even more power as they both aired out. The aromatics are excellent here too, but more fruit driven. When I came back to both some two days later, this brilliant and graceful Nacional made the wonderful regular Noval seem clumsy. It's the difference in styles, really, and reasonable minds might differ in preference, but this Nacional has more precision and more finesse. It is brighter and laser-like focused with an expression of fruit that seems so pure that you can almost think they used a spoon to fill the bottle after just crushing the grapes. The regular Noval, by contrast, seems rounder, more full-bodied and richer, albeit less defined.



They both have a fair share of power. On first taste, the regular Noval seemed less powerful. Two days later, it seemed more powerful, but the Nacional fruit was always more interesting and far more intense in its character. Three days later, there was certainly still plenty of firmness on the Nacional finish. If the structure is excellent, the fruit is sensational. Three days after opening, the fruit had not budged an inch, showing nothing but exuberance and youth. The juicy finish of this very fresh Porto seals the deal. True, it was in bottle only about two months or so when tasted, but its quality is not in question. If you want a collectible and can afford it, this is the easy pick. If neither of those is true, the regular Noval offers way more bang for the buck. Both have significant aging potential. As promising as the regular Noval is, however, this seems to have a lot more upside as well as a lot more "wow" factor.



I have given this wine a drinking window that begins in about 10 years, but of course, that is a minimum for this as well as the regular Noval. These days, Ports are more refined, so you can theoretically start sooner, most of the time. In truth, it will need 20 years before it is firing on all cylinders. Purists will suggest longer.

"
—Mark Squires-Wine Advocate
Appellation: Vintage Port
Vintage: 2019
Variety: Port
Region: Porto
Country: Portugal
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Quinta Do Noval
Quinta Do Noval

The 2019 Quinta do Noval Nazionale stands apart from standard vintage ports due to its exclusive origin: a small, historical plot of ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines that root directly into the Douro valley’s native granitic soil. Rather than following the industry’s wide-declared vintage cycles, the estate bottles this wine only in years the team evaluates as truly exceptional. The result is a deep, nearly opaque port defined by an intense aromatic lift of ripe blackberry, blackcurrant, violet, and subtle licorice, all woven together with warm baking spices.

Maturing for roughly eighteen months in seasoned wooden casks, the 2019 delivers a dense, structured palate backed by firm, fine-grained tannins and crisp acidity. This balance between power and freshness creates a pronounced, lingering finish and guarantees significant cellar longevity. Natural yields across the ancient vineyard remain exceptionally low, meaning annual production rarely exceeds a few hundred cases and each vintage offers a highly concentrated snapshot of traditional Douro field-blend winemaking.

Because this port is young and structurally powerful, it performs best after an extended decant. Pour it slowly through a funnel or let it rest open for two to three hours prior to serving to soften the tannic grip and reveal its fuller aromatic profile. It complements bold, savory fare beautifully—match it with charcoal-grilled venison, roasted duck confit, or aged blue cheeses—while its inherent richness stands up equally well to a dense dark fruit tart or milk chocolate–based desserts.

99 Points
" The 2019 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 was bottled May 4, 2021, with 100 grams of residual sugar and 19.4% alcohol. This opened rather differently than the regular Noval Port this report, showing more open and expressive fruit, more cherries and even more power as they both aired out. The aromatics are excellent here too, but more fruit driven. When I came back to both some two days later, this brilliant and graceful Nacional made the wonderful regular Noval seem clumsy. It's the difference in styles, really, and reasonable minds might differ in preference, but this Nacional has more precision and more finesse. It is brighter and laser-like focused with an expression of fruit that seems so pure that you can almost think they used a spoon to fill the bottle after just crushing the grapes. The regular Noval, by contrast, seems rounder, more full-bodied and richer, albeit less defined.



They both have a fair share of power. On first taste, the regular Noval seemed less powerful. Two days later, it seemed more powerful, but the Nacional fruit was always more interesting and far more intense in its character. Three days later, there was certainly still plenty of firmness on the Nacional finish. If the structure is excellent, the fruit is sensational. Three days after opening, the fruit had not budged an inch, showing nothing but exuberance and youth. The juicy finish of this very fresh Porto seals the deal. True, it was in bottle only about two months or so when tasted, but its quality is not in question. If you want a collectible and can afford it, this is the easy pick. If neither of those is true, the regular Noval offers way more bang for the buck. Both have significant aging potential. As promising as the regular Noval is, however, this seems to have a lot more upside as well as a lot more "wow" factor.



I have given this wine a drinking window that begins in about 10 years, but of course, that is a minimum for this as well as the regular Noval. These days, Ports are more refined, so you can theoretically start sooner, most of the time. In truth, it will need 20 years before it is firing on all cylinders. Purists will suggest longer.

"
—Mark Squires-Wine Advocate
Appellation: Vintage Port
Vintage: 2019
Variety: Port
Region: Porto
Country: Portugal
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Quinta Do Noval