Niepoort Porto Vintage 2022

Purple. Very elegant floral, followed by notes of bergamot, red cherry, blueberry and forest. Concentrated, the tannins are perfectly precise, the structural finesse is praiseworthy, the brandy is invisible and the finish lingers for long minutes but never overwhelms. If you're looking for a 2022 vintage that signifies finesse, this could well be "the one", not least because it is largely reminiscent of the remarkable 2017