Niepoort Port Vintage 2015
€ 112.35
| Producer | Niepoort |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Trincadeira, Sousão, Touriga Nacional |
| Ageing | Vintage Port (a single exceptional year) |
| Alcohol | 19.5%vol | pH: 3.61 |
| Serving | 16-18°C, open 2 hours ahead and decant, drink the same day Store lying down, at a constant temperature and away from direct light |
| Scores | 95/100 James Suckling |
A 2015 Vintage Port, one of Niepoort’s greatest ever according to Port maker Nick Delaforce.
Tasting note
The sweetness is hidden by great tannins, the alcohol by generous concentration, complemented by balanced natural acidity. The nose is shy but focused, with a soft, complex and elegant expression of raspberry, black cherry and berries. Its balance and harmony promise a fine future. In a word: hedonistic.
The story
The 2015 harvest is seen as one of the best of the past hundred years, and according to Nick Delaforce, Niepoort’s Port maker, this Vintage will be one of the house’s greatest ever.
At almost every Port house, the Vintage Port is the icing on the cake. Its magic differs at every stage: young, it is all about full, youthful fruit; after twenty years or more, all the elements merge into perfect harmony; and after many decades the ‘spirit’ of the wine takes over. It is already delicious young, as long as you decant it.
Food pairing
Ideal after a meal. Perfect with Queijo da Serra, Stilton, Roquefort, Gorgonzola and other blue cheeses, and delicious with all egg-based desserts.
The producer
Niepoort was founded in 1842 in Vila Nova de Gaia and has belonged to the Dutch Van der Niepoort family for five generations. For more than a century it was a Port shipper without vineyards of its own. That changed when Dirk Niepoort joined his father Rolf in 1987: that year the family bought Quinta de Nápoles on the Tedo, in the Cima Corgo, followed by Quinta do Carril in 1988.
With the first Redoma in 1991 Niepoort became one of the pioneers of unfortified Douro wine, and a new winery was completed at Quinta de Nápoles in 2007. Dirk Niepoort also works in Bairrada, the Dão, Vinho Verde and the Mosel, and his son Daniel joined him at the helm in 2020. The Ports age in the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia.
Critics & Awards
95/100 James Suckling
Shows the elegance of the vintage. Not many shippers declared, but this has length, firmness and structure. Medium to full body, light sweetness and lots of blackberry, blueberry and raspberry. Should be outstanding. Try from 2025.
Shows the elegance of the vintage. Not many shippers declared, but this has length, firmness and structure. Medium to full body, light sweetness and lots of blackberry, blueberry and raspberry. Should be outstanding. Try from 2025.
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