Niepoort Vintage Port 2019
Product price
$112.99
Description
Oporto, Portugal
Wine Advocate 96 points!
If you’re intrigued by the possibility of having a near-perfect bottle of wine in your cellar, this is your chance! At the helm is Dirk Niepoort one of Portugal's most visionary winemakers. The Niepoort family owns 80 HA of vines in the Douro, all farmed organically, incorporating some Biodynamic principles as well. They also have purchased some truly amazing, old vine vineyards in Bairrada, Dao and Vino Verde. Dirk also now has vineyards in the Mosel in Germany, which he vinifies with his two sons.
“The 2019 Vintage Port is a field blend from old vines (80 to 100 years old) aged for 21 months in large Portuguese oak vats. It comes in with 88 grams per liter of residual sugar and 19.3% alcohol. This was originally seen about three months after bottling. It has settled in a bit, but it still has a long life ahead. Fresh, as always, this also has a beautiful expression of fruit. It is delicious and ripe, with many more years ahead. It isn't drinking too badly now, but of course it has not even begun to acquire complexity. This is a beauty, but its best years are ahead.”—Mark Squires, Wine Advocate, 96 points! Drink 2027-2070.
Made from Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz and others. “A wonderful dark purple rim and great depth of colour characterise the wine’s appearance. The aromatic profile is dominated by superb youthful dark fruit. It is powerful on the initial attack, leading into a fresh mid-palate with beautifully seductive flavours of dark fruit. A great combination of power and elegance, ending in a bold, dry, lengthy and slightly green tannic finish. The length and structure of the 2017 vintage promise a long-lived wine with great ageing potential.”--Niepoort
Enjoy the 2017 Niepoort Vintage Port over the next 40 years as the perfect ending to a great dinner or to celebrate a very special moment in your life. Perfect with cheeses such as “Queijo da Serra”, Stilton or other blue cheeses, as well as chocolate desserts and blocks of dark chocolate.