2016 Quinta do Noval Late Botteled Vintage Port Unfiltered
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Quinta do Noval - Russolo
Quinta do Noval is located in the north of Portugal and is located in the Douro Valley. A breathtaking area due to the untouched nature. The vineyards are situated on steep slopes near the Douro River. Quinta do Noval has been producing port of remarkably good quality since the early 1700s. The port and winery has a large cellar carved in the mountains where the vineyards are also located. In this cellar, the port is aged in a barrel. The port is also bottled and shipped from this region. Under the inspiring leadership of its current owner, Christian Seely, a number of years ago were invested heavily in a new winery and an intensive vine replanting program. This allowed new developments to be combined with the old traditions that made Noval great. Quinta do Noval is well known for the Nacional Vintage port which is the rarest and most sought after port in the world. Only the very best grapes from only the very best vintages are processed here. The grapes are even walked barefoot by a group of people to the rhythm of music, in large fermentation tanks, the lagares. Naturally, the other port wines are also of excellent quality and therefore also worthy of the Quinta do Noval label. A number of excellent red wines have also been produced since 2004.
Rino Russolo maakt wijnen ten noordoosten van Venetië in de vlakte van Friuli, die Grave wordt genoemd. Rino is de vierde generatie wijnmaker van de familie, die eind 19de eeuw wijn begon met wijnmaken in de Pordenone regio. Tegenwoordig bevindt de cantina zich in San Quirino, midden tussen de cru wijngaarden van Ronco Calaj. De wijngaarden worden aan de noordkant beschut door de uitlopers van de Alpen, terwijl aan de zuidkant de Adriatische zee zorg draagt voor voldoende vocht en een frisse zeebries, vooral in de middag. In deze regio spelen veel wijnmakers op ‘zeker’: ze plukken voor de weersomslag. Bij Russolo worden gelukkig alleen echt rijpe druiven geplukt, zodat de bitters in de wijn binnen de perken blijven en de aromatische expressie veel groter is. De wijnen zijn zeer gewild (tegenwoordig ook in Italië zelf, ondersteund door hoge waarderingen in de Gambero Rosso), zodat maar een beperkte hoeveelheid naar Nederland komt.