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1959 Niepoort Colheita (bottled 1978)
Posted: 23:36 Fri 07 Jun 2013
by RAYC
Tasted at Griff's farewell dinner on Tuesday 4 June 2012
Re: 1959 Niepoort Colheita
Posted: 16:03 Tue 18 Jun 2013
by RAYC
Attractive rancio on the nose. Smooth and not as acidic /concentrated as i had expected in mouth, though some late palate bite gives it a good sense of development. Great persistency to finish, though never huge. Very quaffable.
Gained in complexity and concentration through the evening - becoming really very enjoyable. 90ish at first, though a partially legible scribble indicates i re-scored at [92?] following time in glass.
Re: 1959 Niepoort Colheita
Posted: 22:03 Tue 16 Jul 2013
by Alex Bridgeman
Bottled 1978. Deep chestnut colour, with a lingering hint of green. Distinctive VA / tawny nose, very rich; full of honey and pistachio paste. Sweet entry, thick texture; honey and lime on the early palate. Oddly empty on the mid palate; vanilla fudge on the late palate. Acidity shows on the late palate, grapefruit sweetened with brown sugar. Tantalising finish, very long and full of honey and grapefruit peel. Aromatic finish, coffee right at the end. This is a big port, holding balance and power in harmany. Served blind, this was guessed to be Niepoort colheita 1974. 94/100.
Re: 1959 Niepoort Colheita
Posted: 09:58 Sat 27 Jul 2013
by jdaw1
Ni59 colheita bottled ’78: colour honey brown with a green tinge. Taste had lots of age, some heat, soft honey. Good wine, and very drinkable good wine.