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1995 Niepoort Colheita (bottled 2006)

Posted: 19:36 Mon 12 Jan 2009
by Michael M.
Bottled in 2006. We had this one on two days.
Light ruby colour, looks pretty young. Nose did not give away much, a bit plum, toffee. Initially acceptable, elegant mouth feeling. But finish is quiet short and ends pretty simple on sugar. This Colheita lacks so much complexity. It was the third bottle during 2 years and the third frustration. I can't say I like this Colheita better than my current House Tawny Ferreira Dona Antonia. Only price for the Dona Antonia was less than one third of the Niepoort price.

Re: 1995 Niepoort Colheita

Posted: 21:14 Mon 12 Jan 2009
by benread
Have you tried the 1994 Niepoort Colheita? If so, how do they compare?

Re: 1995 Niepoort Colheita

Posted: 07:34 Tue 13 Jan 2009
by Michael M.
Sorry Ben. I did not try the 1994 Niepoort Colheita.

Re: 1995 Niepoort Colheita

Posted: 13:31 Tue 13 Jan 2009
by JacobH
The surrounding two Colheitas (1994 and 1998) are, in my opinion, both excellent so don't let this one put you off them. I notice that this had much longer in wood than those two (11 as opposed to 8 years); I wonder if they were trying to compensate for a weaker wine?