Niepoort Tawny Port
€ 11.50
| Producer | Niepoort |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz |
| Ageing | 3.5 years in large 550-litre casks |
| Alcohol | 20%vol | pH: 3.57 |
| Serving | 16-18°C, filtered and ready to drink Keeps at least a month once opened, with the original stopper and at a constant 12°C |
| Scores | 17/20 Revista de Vinhos 88/100 Wine Spectator |
Niepoort’s Tawny: nuts, dried fruit and a long finish.
Tasting note
A delicate aroma of nuts and a hint of dried fruit. Fresh fruit on the palate, very well balanced, with a seductive fruity character and a long, expressive finish.
Food pairing
A versatile Port with nibbles such as pâté, foie gras and chocolate desserts. 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 Revista de Vinhos | Tasted: Jan 2011
88/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Jan 2012
88/100 Wine Spectator | Tasted: Dec 2014
14,5/20 Vinum | Tasted: Nov 2015
84/100 CellarTracker (31 notes)
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