2010 Niepoort Douro Batuta

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91 points

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  5/10/2020 - DrZett wrote: 91 Points

  Dark ruby nearly blackish color. Leather, tar and dried plum in the nose. On the palate blackcurrant, cooked cherries dark chocolate and green pepper. Fruit is quite intense and is supported by a light acidity. Soft and silky tannins. Medium bodied, way lighter than I expected it to be. Medium long finish.
  13,014 bottles of this wine were produced.

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  4/20/2018 - Papies wrote: 89 Points

  Opened and left to rest for a good hour.
  It could well be that this is still very young and also that it came at the end of a long wine flight but it felt a bit too strong, too ripe and lacked elegance. Definitely the child of a ripe vintage but also that vintage , at this stage at least , is its Achilles heal. We would suggest one ages more unless is in pursuit of rich, muscular fruit. 89 from us at this stage.

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  8/12/2014 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 91 Points

  red fruit and spice nose - tart cherry, cassis, tar and oak when tasted

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  5/11/2012 - grafstrb wrote:

  3 Component Parts for 2010 Batuta:
  -- barrel sample #1--
  -- tasted non-blind at the winery over approx. 5 minutes --
  
  This barrel contains wine made from grapes sourced from a yellow schist plot with an average vine age of 80 years. The Nose on this wine was absolutely stunning, showing pure notes of juicy black cherry, cured pork, and an herby meatiness. Palate, however, was a huge let-down from the Nose, as it was practically all oak at this point in time. Love the Nose on this wine, though. This wine will eventually be blended into the 2010 Batuta.
  
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  -- barrel sample #2 --
  -- tasted non-blind at the winery over approx. 5 minutes --
  
  Intense red berry Nose --- not as complex or intriguing as the Nose on the yellow schist base, but this barrel nonetheless has something new to add to the Nose, and even moreso on the palate. On the palate, this wine was quite showy, with lots of red fruits and fantastic acidity. The grapes for the wine in this barrel came from a blue schist vineyard plot. This barrel contains wine that will ultimately be included in the 2010 Batuta bottling.
  
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  -- barrel sample #3 --
  -- tasted non-blind at the winery over approx. 5 minutes --
  
  This was the third, and final, barrel we tasted that contains wine intended for Niepoort’s 2010 Batuta bottling. This barrel contains wine made from grapes that were sourced from a vineyard in the Covas do Douro parish. The grapes come from vines with an average age of 130 years. Dark violet color of great depth. This wine brought to mind a rich Cornas, with its peppery garrigué Nose. The similarity continued onto the palate: peppery; quite tannic; good acidity; rich, but not gloppy, fruit. I can’t wait to taste the final blend of this wine, as its component parts offer much to be excited about.

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