2019 Niepoort LBV (bottled 2023)

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From a delightful pota bottle.

97% opaque red juice

Welcome cool blue fruit on the nose but there’s a hint of heat.

Palate dense with black fruit and and prune rather than red fruit. Finishes with bitter cocoa nibs.

Not quite in the same league as the magnificently fruity 2015 at this stage. I suspect it’s too young and I will leave the rest of this half case to sit for a few years.