2017 Niepoort

[winesecretary]

From half

P'n'p

97 per cent opaque glossy black cherry juice. Properly glass-staining

A swirl produces cool fruits on the nose but hard to sense through post-covid-bunged-upness

This is a really thick port, lots of matiere. Lovely wash of blueberry on front palate. Black cherries. Then some plummy drying tannins.

Really spicy tangy finish - chocolate orange peel?

I have a fair amount so will continue to check in every couple of years, but maybe starting to lose the fruity exuberance of youth. Let's see how it fares overnight.

[Glenn E.]

I've only had this Port a couple of times, first in February 2020, and have consistently found it to be a real stunner.

If I were confident that I would live well into my 90s, I'd stock up.

[winesecretary]

@ Glenn E. - I've also only had it twice before, and both times (i) I loved it (ii) it was more exuberantly fruity than this.