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• pdadams66 Likes this wine: 89 points

  January 14, 2024 - Drinking well. Balance of sweetness and rancio. Great long finish.

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• mwagner7700 wrote:

  April 7, 2023 - Tasted for #tawnytuesday. My first Niepoort Port and what a memorable experience. It first starts with the color. It's almost like a rainbow, the way the color fades from ruby red to garnet to tawny to light orange on the rim. On the nose, delicious notes of caramel, butterscotch, stone fruit and tea. On the palate, loads of that delicious citrus and stone fruit tea. Peach, apricot, black tea and candied orange. The acidity is lively. And the finish is endless. This is stunning. Possibly the best 10-Year I've had.
  
  *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED*

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• SAND Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 30, 2022 - Bottle aged for 7 years (bottled/lot 10.06.2015).
  Tasted on day 2 after opening.
  APPEARANCE: Medium to pale tawny colour (surprise...).
  NOSE: More defined and darker berry fruitiness; cassis, blackberry, dark plums, tar, violets. Still slightly jammy nose but much classier than on day 1 (yesterday was all about not much more than red berries jam/marmalade).
  Later dried fruits and nuts as well. (88-89p)
  TASTE: It is in the mouth that I really notice the improvement from day 1; much much better defined and tighter/firmer fruitiness, sharper (as in less dull) acidity. Medium sweet, medium to medium full bodied. (88-89p)
  FINISH: Long, fruity. Mildly tannic and drying towards the exit. (88p)
  OVAREALL: It is amazing how much this has transformed since yesterday when it was first oppened. Then it was an OK, slightly flabby, competent but not very fascinating run-of-the-mill tawny. Maybe worthy of 84 or 85 points max.
  Today it is approaching the level and characteristics of decent medium matured vintage ports (or at least good medium matured LBVs). Coming in at around 88-89 points on my scale. And I "know" that it will be even better tomorrow.
  TOTAL SCORE 88 (89) points. So far.
  
  UPDATE 24.07.2022:
  Three and a half weeks after uncorking (kept in small full bottle in the fridge) the wine has improved. As was expected. On the nose all the previous characteristics are still there but now it has gained an extra dimension of bitter sweet red berries, sea buckthorn and rosehip tea. In the mouth it is also very recogniseable but has "firmed up". Fairly tight, with the zesty acidity raining in the sweet ripe fruitiness. Revised TOTAL SCORE 90 points.

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• streethawk Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 26, 2021 - Light garnet. Prunes, toffee, cherries. Palate shows great acidity and a slight tannic bite on the finish. Slight heat on the palate from the 19.5% alcohol. Complex and long. This is a big and bold Port, though much more balanced than other 10-year Tawnies. Great night cap with some cheese.

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• RGCM Gananda wrote: 90 points

  July 18, 2021 - Lots of nut notes on the nose along with a butterscotch quality. A bit above medium bodied (20% ABV) with all sorts of varied nuts making up the upfront flavor profile. Good density through the mid-body and adding some chocolate, plum and orange qualities. Spices, tannins and earthy/nutty notes on back and through the finish. This was actually a bottle purchased about 10 years ago and was unsurprisingly still in very nice shape. The sweetness and the nuts works well with the slightly richer notes through the middle. Should be able to hold this level for some time to come.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage N.V.
• Type Red - Fortified
• Producer Niepoort
• Varietal Port Blend
• Designation 10 Year Old Tawny
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Douro
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Porto
• UPC Codes 5602840030008, 5602840030015, 602840010000, 621242030015, 7601940030008

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• In Cellars 575 (42%)
• Consumed 810 (58%)

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