1970 Niepoort

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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1970 Niepoort vintage port

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From a Bordeaux bottle. Deep red in colour, 95% opaque. Showing lots of ripe pears on the nose (and DMS picked up cold meat). Medium bodied entry, a little too hot for comfort but with a lovely texture. Showing a modest amount of ripe cherry fruit. A dry aftertaste, with a hot start to the finish but then a long dryness of sweet cherry stones which turns sticky at the end. A very pleasant wine. 85/100. Drunk 25 September 2010.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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In The Douro Valley with Friends, Harvest 2010:
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Ni70: 60% opacity, glorious bright red with a hint of pink. Nose faint though ‟bright and awake”, with mint, maraschino cherry, and ‟lovely fresh sensations”. Alas the palate not as good as nose, being very acidic on the tongue. Needs time.

In the WOTN competition ranked third by me, unranked by everybody else.
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