NIEPOORT – BATUTA – NIEPOORT BATUTA 2015
Notes de dégustation: robe rubis très vive et intense. Les arômes sont d’une grande complexité et de grande profondeur sur des notes de prune noire, de baies sauvages, d’épices comme le poivre noir et vert. Notes de garrigue et d’herbes méditerranéennes parfaitement intégrées dans un profil frais et minéral. Très élégant en bouche, le vin montre une structure ferme, mais avec des tanins lisses et de grande classe. Il possède déjà un bel équilibre grâce à son volume de bouche et une excellente acidité naturelle. Vieillira avec beaucoup de classe.
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VIN : NIEPOORT BATUTA 2015 |
The 2015 Batuta is a field blend from old vines, with lots of Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Rufete and others, aged in 20% new French barriques for 20 months. It comes in at just 12.5% alcohol. This may be my favorite Batuta in a long time. Now, this is always an elegantly crafted wine, always understated (often, to a fault). This year, though, it has a particularly nice combination of freshness, grip and ripe tannins that make it very appealing. Then, it adds that gorgeous intensity of fruit flavor that this vintage produced, perfectly supported and defined by the acidity that slams the fruit into the palate. There is also very respectable weight (relative to this usually understated bottling and the elegant vintage). It then finishes tight and grabs the palate. Overall, this deserves some props and plenty of them. It should age beautifully. It is also a vintage that is approachable young, but it will certainly be better in 2020 or so, assuming you can keep your hands off of it. It is very tasty now, if a bit tight. We’ll see what the future brings, but I have to lean up on this beauty right now. This was not bottled when seen, but it was a tank sample, out of barrel and the final blend. Robert Parker. The Wine Advocate. 94-96/100.