NIEPOORT Vintage Port 2003 Bottle
Portugal | 75cl
£89.95 / £539.70 case
ABV: 20%
Size: 75cl
Country: Portugal
Description
Niepoort Vintage Port 2003 is an exceptional wine crafted by master winemaker Dirk van Niepoort, showcasing a rich, chunky profile packed with ripe fruit flavours. James Suckling scores it 95 points, praising its firm, chewy tannins and ripe dark fruits, with an underlying slate character that adds complexity. The wine is full and juicy, with a long life ahead, making it enjoyable to taste now or to hold for further development. The Wine Advocate gives it 92 points, highlighting its saturated purple colour and inviting aromas of chocolate, blackberry liqueur, and smoke, combined with high tannins and strong intensity. Vinous rates it at 90+ points, emphasising brooding aromas of roasted black fruits and coffee, with firm flavours and graceful, youthful tannins. This vintage is perfect for drinking now.
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JAMES SUCKLING 95 Points
"Wonderful now with firm, chewy and dusty tannins yet ripe and generous. Lots of dark fruits with blueberry and blackberry. Slate character underneath it all. Full and juicy. A long life ahead but already a joy to taste. Drink or hold."
THE WINE ADVOCATE 92 points
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Drink Date: 2010 - 2030
A stunning offering, this is the finest port yet tasted from Gould Campbell. Its saturated purple color is accompanied by aromas of chocolate, blackberry liqueur, smoke, and white flowers. Packed and stacked, with moderate sweetness, high tannin, and a formidable, backstrapping intensity, this impeccably made, rich 2000 will drink well between 2010-2030. A sleeper!
VINOUS 90+ points
Bright, full ruby. Brooding aromas of roasted black fruits, coffee and bitter chocolate. Suave on entry, then dense and silky in the mouth, with lovely lift and brightness for the vintage. Firm flavors of black cherry, blackberry, cassis, licorice and minerals. Builds slowly and inexorably on the back end, with the huge, youthfully aggressive yet even tannins spreading out to coat the front teeth. A big boy, and likely to be long-lived. - Stephen Tanzer
