From fully ripe grapes from younger vines and bottled with 75 grams of residual sugar and 7

The grapes are lightly crushed before being pressed

Impenetrable reduction overwhelms the underlying fruit today

I have long adored the 2004s from the Côtes des Blancs

finishing long with a spicy kick

Quinta Noval, Colheita other_regions From fully ripe grapes fromAccording to winemaker Carlos Agrello, colheita port represents only 1. 5% of port production. Reddish tawny colour, smelling of dark Oxford marmalade, bitter orange. Intensely aromatic and still structured by the tannins and still showing some red fruit character under all that tertiary evolution. Dried fruits, raisins but not raisiny like an oxidised wine. Powerful and extremely fresh. Such a great style of port. (JH)