Niepoort Vintage Port 2000 Bottle size: 750ml

'A prodigious effort from a small house that's becoming one of the Douro's best. The fruit is massive; huge and inky and filled with blackberries and chocolate. Yet for all its size, it finishes with finesse-filled layers of flavor that fold in mint and black pepper notes.' – Wine Enthusiast, 97/100 (Cellar Selection)

'Smudgy deep ruby. Intensely red fruited on the nose. So much bright fruit even now. Plus an attractive earthy duskiness. A thick layer of fine-grained, dry-textured tannins. Dark and rocky on the palate, full of Douro savoury terroir and the sweetness almost inconsequential.' – Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, 19/20

'This has hit its stride, with a panoply of singed hazelnut, melted black licorice, Christmas pudding and steeped fig, boysenberry and blackberry fruit flavors all stretched out through the long, spice-infused finish, showing lovely freshness at the end. A gorgeous Port with another decade of evolution to go.—Blind 2000 Vintage Port retrospective (March 2021). Drink now through 2035.' – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 95/100

'Ruby-purple, a bit more saturated than the Secundum. Brooding aromas of crushed black fruits, licorice and spices. Very ripe, thick and dense, with compelling sweetness of fruit. Bright, integrated acids give this very lush, fleshy, palate-coating wine excellent tensile strength. Finishes impressively long and bright, with finely grained, mouthdusting tannins. This has a terrific kernel of fruit and a three-dimensional palate feel.' – Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 93/100

'Concentrated aromas of ripe dark fruits, damsons and hints of black pepper. Intense on the palate and full bodied with a long rich after-taste.' – Niepoort