Niepoort 10 Year Tawny Port Porto
Niepoort 10 Year Tawny Port Porto
750ml bottle
19.5% abv
APPELLATION Porto, IVDP Selo de Garantia
SUB-REGION Cima Corgo
GRAPE VARIETY Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz
FARMING Organic
SOIL Schist
VINEYARDS & VITICULTURE Vines come from low-yielding vineyards in the Cima Corgo region: Vinha da Pisca, Vale do Pinhão and Ferrão, with a vine age in excess of 60 years.
HARVEST & VINIFICATION The grapes are manually harvested, received in 25 kilo holders at the Vale de Mendiz, then foot-trodden in round, temperature-controlled granite lagares for four hours everyday after harvest by 25-30 people. Fermentation takes place over 2-3 days with 100% stem inclusion. Wine is then fortified after 50% of fermentation is complete with high quality brandy spirit, then aged in pipes (old oak casks of 550 liters) at Vila Nova de Gaia. Blended from different old ports with an average of 10 years aging. Residual sugar is 110 g/L.
Niepoort is one of the great Port houses and is now in its sixth generation of tradition and innovation.
Fifth-generation owner Dirk Niepoort has paved the way for the production of dry wine in Port, and has been instrumental in elevating its status.
Always interested in pushing the boundaries of what the Port wine industry looks like, Dirk, now joined by his son, Daniel, has acquired access to fruit throughout Portugal.
Sustainable and organic work in the vineyard and cellar is always prioritized. Working with properties from the north to the south, Niepoort can be counted on to provide fortified and table wines that celebrate all that Portugal has to offer.