In 2010 the annual Christmas event, The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends, happened on Thursday 16 December.
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1942 Niepoort
Re: 1942 Niepoort
I hope that the Christmas bottle was on form.In a [url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4507&view=unread#unread]previous tasting note of Ni42[/url] jdaw1 wrote:1942 Niepoort, red-orange, 30% opaque. ‟Off”.
Particularly sad as this bottle was 100cl, 33⅓% more than the usual ¾l.
Re: 1942 Niepoort
Working from memory only this absolutely did perform well and was a unanimous WOTN.
Colour was a Light Brown with an almost violet coloured meniscus. Entry was sweet and very smooth followed by a really powerful spice and citrus middle which simply melted to a very long lasting finish leaving you simply wanting more...so I did
Fabulous juice...thankyou Dirk.
Colour was a Light Brown with an almost violet coloured meniscus. Entry was sweet and very smooth followed by a really powerful spice and citrus middle which simply melted to a very long lasting finish leaving you simply wanting more...so I did
Fabulous juice...thankyou Dirk.
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Re: 1942 Niepoort
1 litre bottle, ex-cellars and brought by Dirk Niepoort.
Mid-red colour, orange on the rim. Restrained nose, opening in the glass and showing fresh flowers and fresh cut fruit. Amazing palate impact, big presence and with masses of fruit - still tannic and with lovely balancing acidity. Big, sweet aftertaste, but with a dry cocoa powder essence. Fantastic port. 97/100.
Mid-red colour, orange on the rim. Restrained nose, opening in the glass and showing fresh flowers and fresh cut fruit. Amazing palate impact, big presence and with masses of fruit - still tannic and with lovely balancing acidity. Big, sweet aftertaste, but with a dry cocoa powder essence. Fantastic port. 97/100.
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