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Niepoort Vintage Port

The 2005 Niepoort Vintage Port has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Jancis Robinson, Richard Mayson and Simon Field on Niepoort Vintage Port - an internationally acclaimed fortified wine from Douro Valley.
Niepoort Vintage Port
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Wine Name
Niepoort Vintage Port

Wine Producer
Niepoort

Score
83

Wine Style
Fortified Wine

Grape Type
 Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Cão
Tinta Francisca
Tinta Amarela
Sezão
Tempranillo

Country
Portugal

Vintage
2003

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Simon Field: Rich, spicy nose. The palate has a grapey, you thful character, tannins that are present and correct, and plenty of spirit! Matiere and length - a wine with the imprimatur of the vintage: unsubtle in the extreme, and slightly hot of head, but with the framework to mature over time. 17

Richard Mayson: Smells baked; touch of coffee bean and chocolate. Some attractive spicy fruit on the palate, with firm but rather lean tannins on the finish, where it falls away. 13.5

Jancis Robinson: Dark purplish crimson. Sweet treacle toffees on the front palate then crip pling ly severe tannins - the fruit just doesn’t stand a chance! Overextracted is what I would call a table wine like this. 10

Details

Wine expert Jancis Robinson
Richard Mayson
Simon Field
Tastings year 2005
Region Douro Valley
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