Port Wine Quinta do Noval Vintage Nacional 2017 is the supreme expression of the Quinta do Noval terroir. Vintage Quinta do Noval is characterized by its purity of fruit and a fine and delicate quality, which is typical of the estate's wines in general, but which finds its most notable and lasting expression in Vintage Ports. Balance, harmony, delicacy and elegance are characteristics of our Vintage Port Wines, which are declared only in exceptional years (3 or 4 years in each decade) and only when the wines reach Noval's rigorous standard. Vintage Quinta do Noval characterizes It stands out for its purity of fruit and a fine and delicate quality, which is typical of the estate's wines in general, but which finds its most notable and lasting expression in Vintage Ports. Balance, harmony, delicacy and elegance are characteristics of our Wines of Vintage Port, which are declared only in exceptional years (3 or 4 years in each decade) and only when the wines reach Noval's rigorous standard.
Quinta do Noval is distinguished by the beauty of its terraces, the house, warehouse and typical wine presses, which are still in current use. First referenced in 1715, Quinta do Noval was acquired in 1894 by António José da Silva, who developed it over the following three decades. His descendants (recently, the van Zeller family) maintained the farm until 1993, the year it was acquired by AXA. In 1997, Quinta do Noval was a pioneer in centralizing all its activities in the Douro valley, instead of in Vila Nova de Gaia. Quinta do Noval Nacional 1963 was produced in its vineyards and mills, chosen as one of the 12 best wines of the 20th century by the American publication Wine Spectator.