2004 Niepoort Late bottled Vintage Port
Posted: 09:50 Tue 14 Oct 2008
Popped and poured from a 0,75l bottle. Had a bit more than a half during 4 hours.
Absolutely bright, red colour, no sediment at all in the bottle. Pretty light in colour, no black in the middle, not opaque, no striking violet at the edge. Nose is not giving much but some red fruits. On the palate red fruits, tannins, rather light, short to medium finish. Best after 3 hours but no significant improvement. After 24 hours and storage in the fridge there it was just thin on the palate. Not a real pleasure. This was the third disappointing bottle within 3 month or so. Confused. Maybe heat damage? Or just no good LBV from Niepoort this year (colour!)?
Absolutely bright, red colour, no sediment at all in the bottle. Pretty light in colour, no black in the middle, not opaque, no striking violet at the edge. Nose is not giving much but some red fruits. On the palate red fruits, tannins, rather light, short to medium finish. Best after 3 hours but no significant improvement. After 24 hours and storage in the fridge there it was just thin on the palate. Not a real pleasure. This was the third disappointing bottle within 3 month or so. Confused. Maybe heat damage? Or just no good LBV from Niepoort this year (colour!)?