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Vertical Tasting of Quinta do Noval's Nacional Vintage Port

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Stephen Tanzer, Nov 2012

The first vintage of Quinta do Noval's Nacional port, the 1931, is considered one of the greatest wines ever made by those lucky enough to have tasted this extremely rare bird

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2003 Vintage Ports

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Stephen Tanzer, Jan 2006

It is clear from my early tastings that 2003 will take its place among the outstanding port vintages of recent decades, along with such stellar years as 2000, 1997, 1994, 1977, 1970, 1966 and 1963

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2000 Vintage Ports

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Stephen Tanzer, Jan 2003

I approached the 2000 vintage ports with some skepticism, figuring that the millennium vintage would be widely declared even if it was a good rather than outstanding year for Portugal's Douro region.

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1999 Vintage Port

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Stephen Tanzer, Jul 2002

The highly irregular 1999 growing season in Portugal Douro Valley began with a very dry May and June that resulted in near-drought conditions in the vineyards through the end of an unusually hot July

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1997 Vintage Ports

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Stephen Tanzer, May 2000

Many early reports on the 1997 vintage ports have described the year as outstanding