TN: 2004 Niepoort Charme Douro

[Otto Nieminen]

Niepoort Douro Charme 2004
A barrel sample, kindly sent by Dirk van der Niepoort, of the final blend. He had sent me another sample before but has changed the blend somewhat. This is certainly more elegant than the last one with less obvious oak and malo. The previous smelled of strawberry joghurt. This one has crushed red berries, almost but not quite jammy, a hint of oak. The palate is gloriously fruity, with decent acidity and high but soft tannins. An unashamedly modern, yet elegant wine. A great example of its kind.

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