Niepoort Port Colheita 2010

€ 40.00

A brick-red appearance with medium depth and a light orange rim. On the nose a slightly smoky/vanilla aroma from the very old seasoned pipes casks follows through with aromas of marmalade, raisins and dried apricots. Medium-bodied on the palate, with a mellow lengthy spirit-driven finish.

Colheita Ports are Tawny ports from a single harvest and have been in barrel for at least seven years before being bottled. A Colheita port is a wonderful wine on its own, and can be drunk at the end of a meal or on a cold winter afternoon in front of the fireplace

Food pairing

Can be drunk as a dessert wine with coffee and vanilla ice cream. Also delicious with fruit tarts and crème brûlée. Sublime with dried nuts, dried fruits such as raisins, peaches, apricots. Lightly chilled, this port can also be drunk as an aperitif

Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz

2010 year was uncommonly wet during winter and early spring, with very strong rains during this few months, as a consequence we add high yields and strong diseases pressure in the vineyards, the maturation period was very hot and dry, but light rain in the first days of September help specially the older and high altitude vineyards to complete a more balanced maturation.

Harvest was done in the beginning of September. The grapes were foot-trodden in lagares with 100% stems and fortified at our port production centre in Vale de Mendiz and aged in our cellars at Vila Nova de Gaia, in old 550L barrels.

Store & Serve

This port is ready to drink, but also suitable to keep for many years. Serve at room temperature. Can be stored and drunk for 6 to 8 weeks after opening

Alcoholcontent

19,41 %vol

pH: 3,62

Critics & Awards

94/100 - Wine & Spirits Magazine Tasted: 01-Dec-2014

90/100 - CellarTracker (8 notes)

90/100 - Wine Spectator Tasted: 15-Dec-2013

17/20 - Revista de Vinhos Tasted: 01-Jun-2012

Tags : Niepoort - Douro