1968 Niepoort Porto Colheita

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 94.7 points

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  9/22/2022 - forceberry wrote: 95 Points

  Tasted blind.
  
  Deep, dark and very evolved nutty brown color with a rich, syrupy-brown core. The nose feels rich, sweet and somewhat hot with aromas of treacle, some caramel, a little bit of roasted walnut, light fruity notes of wizened figs, a hint of dusty old wood and a touch of sun-baked earth. The wine feels sweet, rich and silky on the palate with a full body and complex flavors of caramel and syrupy treacle, some bruised apple tones, a little bit of savory exotic spices, light boozy notes of aguardente, oxidative hints of roasted hazelnuts and aldehydic salinity and a touch of orange marmalade. Despite the richness and sense of weight, the wine retains wonderful sense of balance and freshness, thanks to its moderately high acidity. The finish is hot, sweet and very persistent with complex flavors of hazelnuts and bruised apple, some caramel tones, a little bit of marzipan or slivered almonds, light old woody tones, a hint of savory spices and a touch of sun-baked sandy soil.
  
  A fantastic, complex and wonderfully harmonious Tawny Port with remarkable sense of depth and surprising freshness. There's definitely some obvious sweetness, but the age has made some of the residual sugar sweetness disappear, turning it into this concentrated tertiary fruit character that lends more power and flavor intensity instead of just sweetness. An impactful, impressive and delicious Port wine. Very lovely indeed.

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  2/4/2018 - RayOB wrote: 94 Points

  Drank at P&G
  Wonderful complexity with great depth. Lovely.

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  7/3/2014 - startinoz wrote: 95 Points

  Single harvest. 26 years in cask. Very brown apples and malt aromas. Not very sweet. Malt. Peacock's tail of complexity. Serious stuff! 94-95

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