2011 Niepoort, Port, Portugal
- Red
- Luscious
- Full Bodied
Ready - youthful
- Neal Martin MW
- 94-96/100
Product: 20111304721
Description
Low yielding ancient vines in some very privileged locations (Mendiz, Soutelo and Pisca inter alia) have combined to make what Dirk describes as a ‘perfect year for Vintage Port’, and, tasting the evidence, we are disinclined to demur.
Destemming was not deemed necessary; such was the quality of the vintage. The wine has an incredible dense colour and a pronounced nose of graphite, black tea and spice. Black pepper and dark fruit inform the palate, which is fresh, pure and powerful.
Simon Field MW, Port Buyer
Destemming was not deemed necessary; such was the quality of the vintage. The wine has an incredible dense colour and a pronounced nose of graphite, black tea and spice. Black pepper and dark fruit inform the palate, which is fresh, pure and powerful.
Simon Field MW, Port Buyer
Colour Red
Sweetness Luscious
Vintage 2011
Maturity Ready - youthful
Body Full Bodied
Producer Niepoort
Critics reviews
Neal Martin MW 94-96/100
The glass containing the Niepoort Vintage is almost overflowing with fruity aromas damson, cassis, tobacco and cigar box all beautifully defined. With aeration there is a very appealing sense of Bordeaux-like austerity that comes forth. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins, a slight savoriness infusing the tertiary black fruit, and superb structure on the reserved, quite aristocratic finish, which offers a kick of spice on the aftertaste. Wonderful. Tasted May 2013.Neil Martin - 28/06/2013
About this wine
Niepoort
While several notable Scots and English families (Graham, Warre and Taylor, for example) emigrated to the Douro valley in the 18th century, others from Port-importing countries did likewise, and the Niepoorts arrived from the Netherlands.
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Porto
Rich, saccharine, intensely-flavoured and, at their best, wonderfully majestic and harmonious, these are wines to be savoured on their own, or with a fine chunk of cheese after a meal. Port comes from the stunning Douro region of Portugal, about 50 miles east of Oporto, and is made in two different styles: bottle-aged and cask-aged.
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