Brilliantly pitched port from Niepoort. In-between a tawny and ruby in colour - it’s going slightly rusty around the edges but still vibrantly red at heart. The nose is alive with juicy raisins soaked in good spirit (I’ve written calvados here, and I was definitely picking up a little apple), spicy agen prunes, pine resin and green peppercorn, all wrapped in a nutty light muscovado sweetness. The palate is quite open and sweet at first, then some grip and acidity builds and savoury nutty grip cuts through the pruney sweetness. That caramel flavour of brown sugar lingers with some bright, wild damson acidity. Complex stuff - an marriage of classic tawny flavours and fresher, more ruby-like fun.
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