Dirk Niepoort feels his wine is better than 2017, "bigger and weightier," he says and it feels soft but chunky in the mouth. Lots of blackberry intensity on the palate, compact in the middle with than pure, fresh edge that Niepoort gets, raspberry and sloe coming together in the finish. Length and drive, a very precise effort that feels it will go longer than mid-term. An excellent, well-crafted Port.