1983 Niepoort

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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Ni83. Red, 40% opaque. Woody acidity in the nose. Very dry, and very refreshing. Clean a strange thing to be saying about this vintage. Widely liked, and rightly so.
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Mid red, 50%. Not an impressive nose. A little musty. In the mouth, hot, with much juice, oxidative characteristics, with raisins in the finish. Very pleasant.
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Graham’s 1948
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Firm red colour, 50% opaque. Gentle strawberry syrup on the nose, mixed in with some dusty charcoal. Neutral entry, the fruit is very gentle and restrained with strawberry jam arriving late but heralding a mid-palate that develops nicely to be attractive. Soft tannins provide some spice and suport the jammy strawberries on the very long finish. 90/100.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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