Quinta do Noval Tawny Port Colheita 1997 Size::6 Bottle Case however it will gain complexity

however it will gain complexity and softness with careful cellaring

Again the fruit is drawn from a mosaic of different vineyards spanning Monterrei's myriad of soil types and sub-zones

extremely dry with good rain until June

(Disbudding

The wine is juicy

Quinta do Noval Tawny Port Colheita 1997 Size::6 Bottle Case however it will gain complexityThe Portuguese word colheita means harvest. A Colheita Port must be from a single year and aged for a minimum of seven years in wood before bottling. In practice many are aged for considerably longer (as is the case at Noval) and so Colheita Ports can vary greatly in style. Novals Colheita is only made in exceptional years, when certain lots of wine with great aging potential are set aside to be aged in cascos (old casks with a capacity of 640