White Wine

Cedro do Noval

Harvest 2023, 75cl

Douro

Cedro do Noval

Cedro de Noval, named after the iconic tree that overlooks the terrace of Quinta do Noval, is a true expression of the Douro. It is produced from carefully selected grapes grown on the highest terraces of Quinta do Noval, in the heart of the Douro Valley, northern Portugal.

Harvest and Vinification
30% Códega do Larinho | 25% Viosinho | 20% Gouveio | 15% Arinto | 10% Rabigato
Manual harvest from August 17 to September 28, 2023. The agricultural year was marked by a rainy winter, a hot spring, and a summer within the regional average. The grapes, larger and with higher tannin concentration, were carefully selected.
Total destemming, gentle crushing and pressing. Fermentation took place mostly in stainless steel tanks, except for part of the Viosinho and Gouveio (20% of the blend), which fermented in 225 L French oak barrels, 10% of which were new. No malolactic fermentation.

Ageing
80% in stainless steel | 10% in new barrels | 10% in second-use barrels
Bâtonnage three times a week during the first month after alcoholic fermentation, then once a week for another three months. Total barrel ageing: 5 months.

Analytical Parameters
Residual sugar: 0.6 g/l | Total acidity: 5.8 g/l | pH: 3.38

Bottling Date
6 March 2024

Winemaking
Carlos Agrellos – Technical Director

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Quinta do Noval

The property, with 145 hectares dominating the Pinhão Valley, is the soul and essence of Quinta do Noval. The soil is essentially composed of schist rock, making all vineyard work particularly difficult. Quinta do Noval replanted, since 1994, 100 hectares of vineyard with the noblest grape varieties of the Douro region, adapting pruning methods to the typology of the plots. The plots were replanted in batches of a single variety, each one chosen according to the characteristics of each parcel of land: altitude, sun exposure, and vine planting type.

Today, plots planted with mixed grape varieties are progressively disappearing from the Douro Valley. Noval was a pioneer in this trend, being the first to replant vineyards while conserving intact the magnificent traditional terraces with their walls of schist stone.

Quinta do Noval is the only historic Port wine shipper to bear the name of its estate. The identity of Quinta do Noval is rooted in its terroir.

The consistency of style of Quinta do Noval’s Vintage Ports over the decades is one of the particularities of Quinta do Noval in the world of Port. Consistency simply because all Vintage Ports come from a single vineyard, a magical place.

The place is so beautiful, so remarkable, that the idea of being part of something greater than us, that existed before us, and will exist after us, is always present. The notion of continuity is fundamental: our obligation to the past, our responsibility in the present for the vineyard and its wines, and our obligations to future generations who will tend the vineyard and produce wine as we do today.

Address

Quinta do Noval Vinhos, S.A.

Av. Diogo Leite, 256
4400-111 Vila Nova de Gaia
Portugal