Quinta do Noval 50 Year Old Tawny Port NV

98 points Ines Salpico (Decanter): "Nuanced, deep nose, at once broody and elegant, with dried rose petals, cedar and toasted walnuts against a backdrop of plum and sweet spice. IImpressive focus and definition on the palate with perfectly etched flavours of dried cranberry, dried fig, red apple and pomegranate molasses over an earthy layer of shiitake mushrooms, tobacco leaf and seaweed. Long and linear, with poised honeyed unctuosity on the mid palate and a beautiful tannic structure lined with Earl Grey and bergamot. Tingling cardamom, nutmeg and honey-glazed almonds linger on the finish. Alcohol 22%. Drinking Window: 2024-2027. (9/25/24)"

98 points Wine Spectator: "[$650 list] This is extremely rich in feel, with a buckwheat syrup note wrapped around a core of unctuous date, warmed pecan pie, Turkish coffee, Brazil nut, hazelnut husk and halva flavors that won't quit, while the marriage of flattering sweetness and dry cut results in a ridiculously long finish. A stunner. Drink now. 840 cases made, 20 cases imported. (11/27/24)"

Prodcuer notes: "After fifty years of ageing in oak barrels, during which time a very high proportion will have evaporated, this remarkable Port wine has acquired a complex intensity of flavours and an austere purity, that we believe take us to a new and different dimension in tawny port. A wine of contemplation and meditation, the result of half a century of silent ageing within the barrel, subject to the constant care of the technical team of Quinta do Noval, the Noval Fifty Year Old Tawny offers an extraordinary and unique sensory experience to the sophisticated lover of exceptional things. Tasting Notes: After fifty years of ageing in oak barrels, during which time a very high proportion will have evaporated, this remarkable Port wine has acquired a complex intensity of flavours and an austere purity, that we believe take us to a new and different dimension in tawny port. A wine of contemplation and meditation, the result of half a century of silent ageing within the barrel, subject to the constant care of the technical team of Quinta do Noval, the Noval Fifty Year Old Tawny offers an extraordinary and unique sensory experience to the sophisticated lover of exceptional things. Bottling date: 2024."