1963 Niepoort

[jdaw1]

In a bottle of Fonseca 1963 was a question rather than a certain answer:

Are the 1963s coming into their second wind?

Recognising that this scientific question needed scientific experiment, a round dozen of us gathered to test some 1963s.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1963 Fonseca;
• 1963 Taylor;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1963 Dow;
• 1963 Graham;
• 1963 Warre;
• 1963 Cockburn;
• 1963 Cálem Quinta da Foz;
• 1963 Constantino;
• 1963 Mackenzie;
• 1963 Niepoort;
• 1963 Quinta do Noval;
• 1963 Offley;
• 1963 Ramos Pinto;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

[PhilW]

Murky in colour, unfortunately this was not in great condition; there was some underlying complexity providing hints of what this wine might be, but the flavour had probably been somewhat stripped through filtering at decant (understood to have been filtered twice to try and resolve the haze). I had been looking forward to this wine, but sadly this bottle did not deliver as hoped.
Rating: g

[flash_uk]

60% opacity, brown, totally cloudy. Sugary nose. Sugary sweet, flawed. Perhaps cooked in a loft somewhere during its lifetime.

[jdaw1]

Ni63: red-red-brown, cloudy, 40% opaque. Saccharine nose; palate of orange and coffee. Long ending, dominated by coffee.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Amber brown colour with a muddy appearance, perhaps from being transported to close to the tasting. A pleasant notes which brings dates and dried figs to mind, combined with the rich sweetness of bruised oranges. Gentle flavours on entry with a great acidity holding a nice balance. The flavours are soft, fading and surprisingly tertiary. The aftertaste is wonderful with a finish of blonde roasted coffee and has a great length. I overlooked rating this Port.