Tasted within the Niepoort Range on Nov 27th with Dirk Niepoort:
Perfect bottle, perfect corc. Very youthful appearance. Promising nose, though not as deep and complex as the 70. The palate was dominated by honey and toffee. Good complexity, though I expected a bit more from this year.
For Dirk this was one of the best bottles that he ever had. 17
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1963 Niepoort
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Re: 1963 Niepoort Vintage Port
Nose: not that exploding
taste: a very nice fruit which comes along with a little acidity, perhaps a little too dry
I had hoped for more from this vintage
taste: a very nice fruit which comes along with a little acidity, perhaps a little too dry
I had hoped for more from this vintage
Blue Stilton and Port - what else!
Re: 1963 Niepoort Vintage Port
Given notes from Axel P and DrDirk, just let me add:
Delicate texture, subtle aromatics and quite long on the finish. Bit fragile on the palate - seems to be in decline and gradually drying out.
This all about elegance rather than power. Agree with DrDirk, that this is somewhat of a disappointment for the vintage.
Cheers, victor
Delicate texture, subtle aromatics and quite long on the finish. Bit fragile on the palate - seems to be in decline and gradually drying out.
This all about elegance rather than power. Agree with DrDirk, that this is somewhat of a disappointment for the vintage.
Cheers, victor