- Petit Verdot is a great variety of strong individual personality and enormous quality potential. Best known for its presence in small proportion in the blends of the great wines of the Médoc. It needs sunshine and heat to ripen fully, and has adapted extremely well to the Douro to produce a varietal wine of exuberant character and individuality.
- 年份的天气条件
  2019 was marked by a mild winter and generally dry conditions, with almost no rain from May to the end of August. While in many parts of Europe producers faced heatwaves, and although we enjoyed prolonged sunny weather, summer temperatures in the Douro were fortunately lower than usual this year, making the absence of rain easier to bear for the vines. Moreover, low humidity lead to low disease pressure in the vineyards and beautiful healthy grapes.
  Harvest started on September 9th for the red varieties. Harvesting conditions were ideal, with moderate temperatures and overall dry weather. A small amount of helpful rain fell on September 21st/22nd and later between October 14th and 17th.
  
  Yields were slightly higher than our 10-year average and musts showed great natural acidity and freshness.
  
  We finished harvesting on October 18th after 6 weeks of picking. This was a long harvest, but this is not unusual in the Douro, where the diversity of grape varieties, aspects and altitudes results in different picking times for each specific plot. This diversity represents a challenge for the technical team but also an incredible richness, adding complexity and character to our wines at Quinta do Noval.
- 酿造工艺
  This wine is fermented in stainless steel vats for a period of 7 days, at a controlled temperature of 25°C, where it then undergoes malolactic fermentation for two weeks.
- 葡萄品种
  This wine is entirely made with Petit Verdot, from the Quinta do Noval vineyard in the heart of the Douro valley.
- 陈酿
  The wine is aged in wooden barrels for 12 months, with 50% in new French oak barrels of 225 litres.
- 品鉴笔记
  Very concentrated and dense, this wine presents a deep red colour. The nose is intense with black fruits aromas like blackberry, blackcurrant as well as spices. Some peppery and cedar notes also come through. In the mouth, it is still rich and full of fruit. This is a lovely, fresh, bright and fruit driven wine with a good structure and acidity. It will age very nicely in bottle for the next ten years.
  Carlos Agrellos, Technical Director
- 侍酒温度
  16ºC-18ºC

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