"This smells just like English Christmas cake. Full-bodied and very sweet, with plenty of toffee and dried fruit character on the finish. Really yummy. Drink now. 5,000 cases made. –JS" -Rated 90, Wine Spectator

"Quinta do Novel's 10 Year Old Tawny exhibits a light ruby/garnet color, sweet jammy fruit, nice spice, cedar and smoke in the nose, and good concentration. Tawny ports are aged in wood from essentially a solera system for the number of years indicated on the bottle. In most cases I prefer the younger ten or twenty year Tawnys to the ancient forty to fifty year old wines, but it is really a matter of taste. I tend to like more fruit rather than the oxidized and aged characteristics of the very old tawnys." -Rated 88, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The legendary Noval has produced a deliciously attractive, light and poised wine, with fresh fruit and acidity. It is dry in style, with some tannins, and a layer of spirit that is well in balance. The aftertaste floats with acidity and fruit. - R.V. (8/1/2006)" -Rated 91, Wine Enthusiast

"Apple, herbs and nutskin on the nose. Sweet, round, nutty and bright, but a bit aggressive. Slightly raisiny flavor is on the simple side. Good length." -Rated 98, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar