O Produtor, tasting note published in May 23rd 2016
Dark red appearance with a red/purple rim, on the aroma hints of dark chocolate along with youthful dark fruits and a wonderful fresh vinosity; on the palate a superb rustic character and well integrated dark fruits - A fantastic match of elegance and power.
VINIFICATION
At our Port winemaking facility, in Vale de Mendiz, the grapes for Bioma are trodden entirely by foot with 100% stems. After fortification with fine brandy, the Port is left to settle over the winter. Springtime sees the wine transferred to a very cool part of our winery at Quinta de Nápoles and racked into pipes (the classic 550 litre lodge pipe). For the classic Niepoort Vintage, and most other vintage port, the wines are transferred to Vila Nova de Gaia, and aged in large vats. Using pipas instead of large vats was inspired in the “old days” when wines were shipped to England in pipes. Furthermore we bottle Bioma “Vinha Velha” in the third year after the harvest, rather than the second. This results that we offer Bioma one year later than the classic Vintage Port.
In 2009, the influence of the weather was marked by the very low rainfall during the growing season and the extreme heat from mid August and throughout most of the harvest.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 101454
Niepoort Vinhos
The Niepoort family has been creating Port Wines since 1842. The first property in Douro was bought in 1987 and Dirk Niepoort started a new Era in the company with the creation of the first Redoma red in 1991. In the last years Niepoort took on the great challenge of interpreting other soils and climates and acquired two properties in other regions, Dão and Bairrada. Discover the Niepoort Triangle which express the different terroirs: Schist (Douro), Limestone (Bairrada) and Granite (Dão).
Address
Niepoort Vinhos S.A.
Rua Cândido dos Reis, 670
4400-071 Vila Nova de Gaia
Portugal
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