Niepoort Secundum Vintage 2000

Notes - Dirk Niepoort has created this second style of vintage port called “Secundum Vintage”. The Secundum’s intention is to provide an approachable Vintage that offers immediate satisfaction yet is well-balanced enough to age for decades. So it is not a second wine, but instead an alternative, slightly more affordable bottling for Niepoort fans who can’t afford or obtain the regular Vintage Port. It’s a proper Vintage Port, but from wines considered not classic enough to be a Vintage Niepoort, and it could be declared in any year: 1999 was the inaugural vintage. It is probably going to be an earlier drinker than the main Niepoort Vintage port. The 2000 vintage has a slightly muted sweet herbal edge to the nose. Rich, full flavoured palate shows sweet fruit with a chunky, spicy edge. Delicious but a little muted; a sweet herbal style.
 
     

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