2007 Niepoort Vintage Port
SKU #1331135
96 points
Wine Enthusiast
An impressive, balanced wine from master winemaker Dirk van Niepoort. Chocolate and licorice flavors dominate the fruit, giving a wine that has weight, complexity and at the same time elegance. The tannins offer a dense, dry structure. It is tight, solid and certainly for aging. *Editors' Choice* (RV)
(12/2009)
95 points
Wine Spectator
Very enticing aromas of violet, blueberry and sandalwood follow through to a full body, with medium sweetness, ultrarefined tannins and a very long finish. This just coats the mouth with fabulous fruit and supersilky tannins. Chewy, yet friendly and harmonious. So fine. (JS)
(5/2010)
93 points
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A step above is the 2007 Niepoort Vintage Port which delivers a superb bouquet of fruitcake, plum, incense, blueberry, and licorice. Elegant on the palate but with layers of rich, succulent fruit, this intense, smooth-textured, impeccably balanced wine will have a lengthy drinking window extending from 2017 to 2037. It is one of the stars of the vintage. (JM)
(2/2010)
93 points
Wine & Spirits
A sophisticated vintage Port, this 2007 balances gentle red and black fruit notes with powerful alcohol and plenty of tannic grip. It's silky and rich on the surface, structured and potent underneath. This should drink well around 20 years from the vintage and coast along for decades after.
(12/2009)
Jancis Robinson
Mid crimson, not the bluest by a long chalk. Fragrant with some black pepper and then extremely luscious at first with an impressive register of ripe tannins closing in on the finish. Real velvet glove with an iron fist hidden inside. Complex, different wine that has admirable freshness rather than being formulaic. Full of life. Rather playful. 18/20 points (JR)
(5/2009)
