1959 Niepoort Colheita (bottled 1978)

[Alex Bridgeman]

Links:

• Review of the evening of 29th March 2012 (The Birthday Boys' Tasting) as a whole;
• Cockburn Special Reserve;
• Fonseca Terra Prima;
• Graham's Finest Reserve;
• Graham's Six Grapes;
• Noval Black;
• Port Society Finest Reserve;
• Ramos Pinto Collector's Reserve;
• Quinta de la Rosa Reserve Ruby;
• 1966 Croft;
• 1977 Fonseca;
• 1970 Graham;
• 1965 Malvedos;
• 1959 Niepoort colheita;
• 1963 Rebello Valente;
• 1955 Warre;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Bottled 1978. The colour of burnt sugar, 10% opaque. Smelling of brown sugar and dates. Sweet and concentrated entry, with an acidic streak full of clover honey and grapefruit smothered in brown sugar. There is an interesting bitterness to the edges of the tongue; a nice combination of sweet and sour. Hot aftertaste, then a lingering golden syrup and lime acidity. This is a nice colheita. 89/100.