Niepoort Port
Niepoort was founded in 1842 by Franciscus Marius Niepoort. An independent family business for over a century and a half, already in the 5th generation.
Niepoort has two main vineyards, located in different areas of the best wine-growing areas in the Douro region: Quinta de Nápoles and Quinta do Carril in Cima Corgo, region where traditionally produces the best Port wines.
Vintage Ports
Vintage Port represents the very best produce of a single outstanding year. It remains in the vat for only about two years and then ages in bottle. Vintage Ports will continue to age and improve in bottle for decades.
Pisca Vintage 2007
Country: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Raw material: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, and Tinta Roriz
Alcohol: 20%
Pisca vineyard was part of the Vintage Niepoort blend for many years.
According to the official study, winter 2006/2007 was very useful in the water reserve.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Deep ruby
Aroma: Subtle black fruits and hints of dark chocolate
Taste: Silky, well-rounded fruit notes, and compact structure of tannins
Variants: *
Vintage Port
Secundum Vintage
Bioma Vintage Vinha Velha
Bioma Vintage Vinha da Pisca
* Bottled Aged Port – are capable of maturing in bottle.
** Wood-Aged Port – are those which age entirely in cask or vat and are ready to drink when they are bottled.
Full-Bodied & Fruity Ports
Full-bodied and fruity Ports are aged for a relatively short time, between two to three years, in large oak vats. General higher quality wines are aged for slightly longer between four and six years.
Bioma Crusted Port 2014
Country: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Raw material: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, and Tinta Roriz
Alcohol: 19.5%
The Biome Crusted Port has predominantly originated in wines from the 2012 harvest.
Produced in the traditional methods, the grapes are trodden on foot, in mills. In the spring, the wine is transferred to a very cool place in the Quinta de Nápoles cellar and placed in casks.
The Biome Crusted is aged in barrels in the Douro and was bottled in 2014.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Ruby
Aroma: Soft black fruits
Taste: Exceptional structure, ripe black fruits and plums
Variants:
Crusted Port
(**)
Ruby
Ruby Pota
Ruby Reserve
The Junior Ruby
Late Bottled Vintage
Niepoortland Ruby Dum
Fabelhaft Max Ruby
Fabelhaft Rabe Ruby
* Bottled Aged Port – are capable of maturing in bottle.
** Wood-Aged Port – are those which age entirely in cask or vat and are ready to drink when they are bottled.
Rich & Mellow Ports
Rich and mellow tawny Ports are aged for longer periods in small oak casks. The relatively small volume of wine compared to the surface area of the vessel increases the contact with the wood.
The Senior Tawny
Country: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Raw material: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, and Tinta Roriz
Alcohol: 19.5%
Senior Tawny comes from low altitude vineyards in Cima Corgo, in the Douro Region.
The grapes are predominantly trampled on foot, in mills, and then ages for 7 years in small French oak barrels, in the cellars of Niepoort.
The barrels allow a smooth and light contact with the wood and a slow oxidation process over the years.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Tawny
Aroma: Nuts and hints of dried fruit
Taste: Balanced, with young fruit and a sweet character
Variants: **
Tawny
Tawny Pota
Fabelhaft Moritz Tawny
Fabelhaft Rabe Tawny
Niepoortland Tawny Dee
10 Years Old Tawny
20 Years Old Tawny
30 Years Old Tawny
Colheita Tawny
* Bottled Aged Port – are capable of maturing in bottle.
** Wood Aged Port – are those which age entirely in cask or vat and are ready to drink when they are bottled.
White Ports
White Ports are made from traditional white grapes from Douro region and are usually aged for two or three years in large oak vats.
Niepoortland Rabbit Dry White
Country: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Raw material: Códega, Rabigato, Viosinho, Arinto, and Gouveio
Alcohol: 19.5%
Rabbit Dry White is produced of grapes that undergo a long maceration with the skins and stems.
It is vinified in mills, occasionally with treading on foot and the fermentation continues almost to dryness, lowering the sugars, before adding wine spirit.
The final blend includes several wines aged in small old oak barrels in the cellars, a minimum of 3 and a haft years, before bottling.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Golden
Aroma: Well-round bouquet of nuts and almonds
Taste: Fresh and concentrated flavours, and further nutty notes
Variants: **
Niepoort White
Niepoort White Pota
10 Years Old White
Fabelhaft Rabe White
* Bottled Aged Port – are capable of maturing in bottle.
** Wood-Aged Port – are those which age entirely in cask or vat and are ready to drink when they are bottled.
