1994 Niepoort Porto Vintage

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  12/20/2023 - rwpalmer wrote: 90 Points

  Really just a brief note to say that this bottle was sound but not spectacular. Better than the previous 3 bottles and I note variable reviews suggestive of lack of cleanliness in this bottling. In fact that's been my experience with Niepoorts in 91,92, 94 and 97 despite generally tasting delicious up to about 5 years old. Anyway, this impression coincides with that of egaible 05/11/19 note.

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  10/30/2023 - ronnieroots wrote: 87 Points

  A wine with a questionable pedigree and I've also had my share of VA-riddled bottles. This, however, was clean and lovely to drink. Not very complex, with many light strawberries, cream and dried herbs, with some dry notes of leather. Definitely not showing the concentration or greatness expected from the vintage, but drinking surprisingly well and enjoyed very much.

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  6/5/2022 - Beusker wrote: flawed

  Acetone

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  5/22/2022 - rwpalmer wrote: 89 Points

  Similar to last bottle. Some acetone initially. Plummy nose. Rather simple. Chunky. Maybe not the cleanest. Disappointing in the vintage context.

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  4/12/2021 - rwpalmer wrote: 89 Points

  Opened just as the last bottle was finishing to see if this was any better. Definitely a step up though still quite mature and not exceptional.

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