Niepoort "10years old white"

[Joost]

Hi all,

It's been a long time since I wrote on this forum, sorry for that. But at least I have been reading once in a while...

I was looking for a nice Port to drink 'one glass a night' for a week or so and usually I like tawny ports for this purpose. So looking for a nice tawny I found a bottle of Niepoort 10 years old white (ok it won't be a tawny because of it's colour, but it sounds comparable)? I never drink white port and the best white I drunk must have been an ok Port, but never exceptional. I never saw . Heard the story once in Porto that white port started as a replacement for Jerez-wines in the times England was not really friends with Spain... But back to this port, has anybody tasted it? What can I expect? I didn't find a tasting note?

Santé,
Joost

[RonnieRoots]

Hi Joost, all the best for 2010!

I tasted the Niepoort 10 year old white for the first time a month ago in Porto. I thought it was a very good example of a white tawny. It could perhaps do with a bit more complexity, but for drinking a glass every now and then it should do fine.

[Axel P]

Hi Joost,

I had the 10y old White Tawny of Niepoort twice last year. I do agree with Ronny, it is a fairly fresh Tawny and a good representant of the 10y old league. Quite expensive though. I do like the 20y olds much better.

Axel

[Joost]

Opened it yesterday. I fully agree it could have some more complexity. I also agree it is much too expansive (I paid 30€)...

In the wineshop where I bought it, they told me it was not that sweet, but after tasting I can't agree!!! It was really sweet... It tasted like a juice of white chocolate! The good thing is that I like white choclate, but from a Port I expect there is at least some more layers to taste... Let's see how it develops...

@Axel: Is there 20y old white as well?

Santé,
Joost

[RonnieRoots]

Opened it yesterday. I fully agree it could have some more complexity. I also agree it is much too expansive (I paid 30€)...

Oof, that's very expensive!! Didn't know it was priced that high.

[JacobH]

Opened it yesterday. I fully agree it could have some more complexity. I also agree it is much too expansive (I paid 30€)...

Oof, that's very expensive!! Didn't know it was priced that high.

Aren't most Niepoort tawnies a bit on the expensive side? A quick look around suggests the 10 year-old goes for about £25-£30 here...

In the wineshop where I bought it, they told me it was not that sweet, but after tasting I can't agree!!! It was really sweet... It tasted like a juice of white chocolate! The good thing is that I like white choclate, but from a Port I expect there is at least some more layers to taste... Let's see how it develops...

I suppose they were thinking it was like most "normal" white Ports but I can't imagine a dry Port would age that well.

Am I right in thinking that only a 10 year-old white has been approved by the IVDP, so that anything older would be unofficial?

[Joost]

Price seems to be equal to the 10year old tawny. By the way, this 10 year old white doesn't mention the word 'tawny' and of course it doesn't have a tawny colour...

Second day still lots of white chocolate, hardly nothing more than that...

I suppose they were thinking it was like most "normal" white Ports but I can't imagine a dry Port would age that well.

I can't really imagine, because he was more or less advising me this port! I think it has more to do with the 'level' of retailers in the Netherlands Although this one is usually well...

[Axel P]

Joost,

to my knowledge there is only a 10y old White on the Market. From time to time you can find some White Colheitas from Dirk, but they are extremely rare.

Best

Axel