NV Niepoort VV (bottled 1960s)

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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NV Niepoort VV (bottled 1960s)

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Niepoort VV, bottled in the early 1960s. Decanted 1 hour to remove the fine sediment. Olive brown colour with a green rim. So effusive on the nose! A huge volume of complex scents pour out of the glass - honeyed but with Jerez vinegar, apple and date bouncing off persimmon and star fruit and with an entire cupboard of spices packed into it. So rich, so complex. Honey thickness texture on the palate, powerful acidity but the acidity is beautifully balanced. Sweet dates, orange oil bitterness, perfume - too many flavours to dissect. Orange, grapefruit, dates and figs; such an astonishing complexity of flavours. The impression on the palate after 5 minutes is still of a thick coating of flavour all over the mouth - how can a wine be so sweet but without being cloying. Such a satisfying, wonderful wine. 97/100. Drunk 01-Jun-23. Decanted for 3 hours prior to drinking to remove the fine sediment in the wine. Interestingly, the wine benefitted from being decanted and was significantly better than when first opened.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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WS1
Cruz 1989
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Re: NV Niepoort VV (bottled 1960s)

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dark tawnyish color. Very complex in nose and taste. Very long finish but most impressive of this port is its variable flavors and nuances. A little bit balsamic in texture with honey and lots of spices. Brilliant port!
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winesecretary
Fonseca 1980
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Re: NV Niepoort VV (bottled 1960s)

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Astonishing nose. Dark mahogany colour. Utterly beautiful looking wine like- a beautiful table.

Smells like a bual

On the palate no doubt it's an old tawny port.

Properly complex. Figs, nuts, prunes, chocolate, almonds

Combination of barrel age and barrel age

Astonishing concentration of flavours

Out of this world level intensity - apart from all the others
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