1997 Niepoort

Niepoort

96Average Score

Port / Portugal

Red

Thick and jammy, with loads of blackberry and plum character. Full, very sweet and round. Caresses your palate. Very fruit-driven, but lots of tannin structure as well. Sneaks up on you with the power. Was a bodybuilder, but now a long distance runner. Love it. '77/'85/'97 blind Port retrospective. Best after 2012. 4,000 cases made. – James Suckling , Wine Spectator 2008

Wine Spectator Score: 96/100

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Scores + Notes

Average Score

Wine SpectatorScore: 96/100

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Product Details

Country

Portugal

Region

Port

Sub-region

Colour

Red

Taste

Sweet

Alcohol %

Product Type

Fortified wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window