Quinta Do Noval Port Vintage 2016 sku_2202100 Graphite and leather waltz in

Graphite and leather waltz in mid-palate

easy-drinking wine but elevated by a touch of minerality on the finish

complemented by competing notions of stony minerality and lush creaminess on the finish

Pavie Macquin's wine is a blend of 70% Merlot

Quinta Do Noval Port Vintage 2016 sku_2202100 Graphite and leather waltz inIt was a year of extremes: a warm winter with a high rainfall, at 618 mm twice as much as in an average year. After a wet spring, summer was very hot and dry, with some peaks of heat in August and September. By the end of August, the harvest looked extremely good, in excellent sanitary conditions, but ripening began to slow down due to the very hot and dry conditions. Fortunately 17mm of much needed rain fell on 13th September, and maturation