I feel Andrea did a good job of expressing the character or style of certain specialized lenses like the Noct Nikkor. I group the Noct along several other lenses that I feel have character-to-spare, such as the Noct, the El Nikkor APO 105mm, the AM-ED 120mm, the Printing Nikkor 150mm, etc.
If I want to copy or have a forensic like photo I would use a flat lens like the Micro-Nikkor 60mm or the Coastal Optic 60mm f.4, etc. If I want or a field-guide nature photo, I would use a macro lens like the CV-125 APO-Lanthar and so on.
However, if a want a style or to capture an impression, I would use one of the above lenses. Here is a photo I took about an hour ago or so with the El Nikkor APO 105 that has character. It may be easier to see it than describe it. This with the Nikon D810 and Zerene Stacker.
The greatest problem with the Noct Nikkor is chromatic aberration, which has to be removed.