2015 Niepoort
Posted: 16:40 Mon 29 Jun 2020
From half bottle.
Popped and poured for a guest to have something with the cheese. The cheese was largely ignored while the glass of port was consumed.
Entirely opaque, red rim.
Nose of poached pears, almost eau de vie de poire william.
Very vinous wine, exuberant blackcurrant flavours, like a supercharged American cabernet sauvignon, complete with the Napa mint. Tannins present but fine-grained and not unattractive.
Long, drying finish. Positively refreshing. Like the 2017 this is lovely to drink now, but will surely age happily.
+ 24 hours - very similar to day before, no fading of the fruit.
Consumed 24/6/20 & 25/6/20
Popped and poured for a guest to have something with the cheese. The cheese was largely ignored while the glass of port was consumed.
Entirely opaque, red rim.
Nose of poached pears, almost eau de vie de poire william.
Very vinous wine, exuberant blackcurrant flavours, like a supercharged American cabernet sauvignon, complete with the Napa mint. Tannins present but fine-grained and not unattractive.
Long, drying finish. Positively refreshing. Like the 2017 this is lovely to drink now, but will surely age happily.
+ 24 hours - very similar to day before, no fading of the fruit.
Consumed 24/6/20 & 25/6/20