Niepoort Port Colheita 2009

€ 42.00

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 port wines are Tawny porto's from a single harvest and have been stored for at least seven years before being bottled. A Colheita port is a beautiful 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 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. Slightly cooled, this port can also be drunk as an aperitif

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

The 2008/2009 agricultural year was marked by low rainfall in the winter months, January was the month with the highest rainfall. While the average temperatures in general were similar to previous decades, however, the month of August was on average more than 2°C warmer even though the first eleven days of the month were relatively fresh compared to a normal year in the region.

The 2009 harvest was not easy, with very high temperatures in August and September. The 2009 harvest allowed us to obtain Ports of great quality and complexity

Store & Serve

Serve at room temperature. Can be stored and drunk after opening for another 6 to 8 weeks

Alcoholcontent

19,86 %vol

pH: 3,57

Critics & Awards

Tags : Niepoort - Douro