2003 Niepoort
Posted: 21:46 Fri 21 Jan 2022
2 hour decant
Still very dark, 90% opaque, red rim. Glass-staining.
A little dumb on the nose but lots of swirling reveals stewed plum and chocolate.
Fabulous burst of ripe dark fruit - loganberry/ blackcurrant/ blackberry on the palate and then a nasal-passage-cleansing burst of acidity and a long luscious finish with beautifully balanced fruit and fine-grained but still very present tannins.
This is not fully integrated, but it's starting to be quite exciting.
Consumed (in part) 21/1/22
Will report back as this is the weekend's bottle.
Still very dark, 90% opaque, red rim. Glass-staining.
A little dumb on the nose but lots of swirling reveals stewed plum and chocolate.
Fabulous burst of ripe dark fruit - loganberry/ blackcurrant/ blackberry on the palate and then a nasal-passage-cleansing burst of acidity and a long luscious finish with beautifully balanced fruit and fine-grained but still very present tannins.
This is not fully integrated, but it's starting to be quite exciting.
Consumed (in part) 21/1/22
Will report back as this is the weekend's bottle.