96 points Wine & Spirits
The 2003 vintage is best known for its heat. What makes Niepoort's '03 remarkable is its freshness-the vibrancy of color; the finesse underlying the black extract; how the explosive fruit remains firm and fat; how the tannins give a pure mineral flavor without feeling hard. It's one of the top wines of 2003: seamless, perfectly structured, built for the ages. Wines of this quality from Niepoort can readily live 50 to 75 years. (4/2006)
95 points Wine Enthusiast
A great wine from master winemaker Dirk van Niepoort. It is big, solid, chunky and packed with ripe fruit flavors. It also has fine acidity and a layer of dry, woodsy tannins. To finish, there are good bitter chocolate flavors. (11/2005)
95 points Wine Spectator
Dark color. Intense aromas of blackberries, licorice and iodine. Full-bodied and lightly sweet, with wonderfully integrated tannins. Long and caressing, yet wonderfully structured. Sexy. Best after 2015. (4/2006)
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