Quinta do Noval Porto Vintage Nacional 2001 Medoza It is an utterly exceptional

It is an utterly exceptional wine and a tribute to not only a great vineyard

It is not as expressive as the 2012—it is a bit more backward—but it is a more serious wine in many ways

deep Cabernet’s finish lasts 45-50 seconds

with peppery

It exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue in addition to abundant aromas of smoky oak

Quinta do Noval Porto Vintage Nacional 2001 Medoza It is an utterly exceptionalThe 2001 Vintage Port Nacional is a typical blend, mostly Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Co, Souso and Tinta Roriz. Aged for 20 months in old barrels in Douro, it comes in with 19. 3% alcohol and 76. 8 grams per liter of residual sugar. This is a late release, declared in 2003 but just now about to hit the market. Christian Seely said: "[T]he 2001 was extremely backward and quite closed up, dense and very tannic. Since we had just declared