Niepoort Tawny Port 10 Year Old NV

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Winery:

Niepoort

Varietal:

 

Region:

Portugal > Douro > Porto

Type:

Dessert/Fortified

Color:

Red

UPC:

 

User Tags:  caramel, tawny, fruit, fine, subtle, luscious, lemon, honey, citrus, toffee 

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What to Expect

Port wine is one of the great dessert wines of the world. Based on a blend that usually features Touriga Nacional, vintage Port is a rich red wine witch is fortified with grape spirits. It combines the chewy, tannic bite of red wine with a sweetness that helps buffer the added alcohol and supports the spicy plum and dark berry fruits. Vintage Port is capable of aging and improving for decades. Other types of Port include Ruby Port, which is enjoyed in its youth for it fresh fruit, Tawny Port, which has been aged in wood for years giving it its tawny color and progressively nuttier flavors as the wine increases in age, and Colheita port, which is a Tawny Port from a single vintage.

Winemakers Notes

Tawny in colour, with aromas of dried apricots and crystallized tangerine peel well integrated with a nutty character. The palate reveals dried fruits with a fiery spirity finish. With a great structure and a long finish. This offers amazing aromas of orange and lemon peel, with hints of toffee, caramel and honey. Fullbodied and luscious, with lots of sweet fruit and a long subtle finish that goes on and on. This is really the benchmark for 10-year-old tawnies."


Vinification

The tawnies are aged in small old oak casks, (550 l), in the cellars at Vila Nova de Gaia, read more...over many years. The balanced marriage of the different characteristics and diverse ages is the art of the Niepoort master blender José Nogueira.

Technical Information

Vines per Ha: 4000 - 6000
Way of Harvest: Hand picked
Fermentation: Lagares/Foot Treading
Ageing: Small old oak casks
Residual Sugar: 106.3 g/ L
Alcohol: 20 % vol
Baumé: 3,6
PH: 3,65
Total Acidity: 3,8 g/L Tartaric Acid
Average Vine Age: Over 60 years    (hide)

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