This wine is a remarkable example of the Noval style. Treated exactly like a Vintage Port with only noble grape varieties from the Quinta, trodden by foot and unfiltered. Its main difference is that it is aged for five years in casks instead of the two years typical of Vintage Ports. Definitely an LBV with a difference, with fine structured tannins, great freshness and purity of fruit. It is delicious to drink today but will age beautifully in its bottle.

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz and Tinto Cão predominate among the traditional grape varieties of the Demarcated Region of the Douro Valley. All the grapes come from the Quinta do Noval vineyard. 

On the palate, the wine is full of ripe, fruity flavours, with a perfect balance of smoothness and structure. A long aftertaste leaves a fresh and vibrant fruitiness that makes the 2019 vintage stand out.

Grapes are trodden by foot to obtain the must, then they macerate in the lagares, the traditional stone vats from the Quinta, to ensure the best possible extraction of aromas, colour and polyphenolic compounds during fermentation.

The wine matures 5 years in oak casks instead of 2 years for a Classic Vintage. This explains its name, "Late Bottled Vintage". Longer maturing in casks helps provide a smoother wine and gives it its very approachable style, ready to drink as soon as it is bottled. This unfiltered LBV from the harvest 2019 was bottled in October 2024.