Niepoort Tawny The Senior
€ 18.35
| Producer | Niepoort |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz |
| Ageing | 7 years in French oak casks |
| Alcohol | 20%vol | pH: 3.58 |
| Serving | 12-14°C Keeps 4-6 months once opened, with the original stopper and at a constant 12°C |
| Scores | 17/20 Jancis Robinson 88/100 Wine Enthusiast |
The Senior: a silky tawny with nuts, caramel and coffee.
Tasting note
Brick red, typical of a tawny. Silky, beautifully matured, with harmonious notes of nuts, caramel and coffee and an elegant finish.
The story
Innovate, diversify and break taboos while preserving tradition: that is Niepoort’s philosophy. The Senior Tawny was given a new, more traditional bottle, on which the moustache emphasises its seniority.
The Senior Tawny spends most of its time in small casks in the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia. Contact with air through the pores of the wood brings slow oxidation over the years. The wines come from low-yielding vineyards in the Cima Corgo.
Food pairing
A versatile Port with pâté, foie gras, chocolate desserts, apple pie or the typically Portuguese leite creme. Lightly chilled, also as an aperitif.
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
17/20 Jancis Robinson
15/20 Vinum | Tasted: Nov 2015
14,5/20 Revista de Vinhos | Tasted: Dec 2011
88/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Jan 2016
85/100 Wine & Spirits Magazine | Tasted: Oct 2004
87/100 CellarTracker (11 notes)
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