Niepoort - Batuta

91 Points - The Wine Advocate

"Classy and subtle in some respects, it still has plenty of power this year, though, and it is quite tight and rather tannic on the finish at the moment. That said, while this is a very nice Batuta, I’m not sure I see the complexity I’ve lauded here before. For one thing, it is too well nuanced with oak at the moment and showing little more. With some age and opportunity to integrate the oak with the rest of the wine, this will settle down and show better, and its fine performance the next day gave me some basis for saying that. Drink 2011-2022." Mark Squires