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Niepoort Crusted Port (Bottled December 2014)

Name: Niepoort Crusted Port (Bottled December 2014)
SKU: WPRT0042
Price: 24.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

£24.95 / bottle
£284.43 / case (12+ bottles, 5% off)

Niepoort Crusted Port (Bottled December 2014)

Country	Portugal
Region	Douro
Size	75cl
Year	NV
Grape	Touriga Nacional
Other Grapes	Sousao, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cao, Touriga Franca
Website Link	Niepoort Port

Description

Niepoort Crusted Port is a superb Port which goes some way to bridging the gap between Late Bottled Vintage and Vintage Port styles. Traditionally, Crusted Port, is selected from wines of Vintage quality, from two or three harvests, which undergo no fining or filtration prior to bottling and are only released three years after bottling. This is the 4th Edition of Niepoort Crusted Port which was bottled in December 2014.

Niepoort is a family company now in its fifth generation and presently managed by Dirk Niepoort. Despite being one of the smallest shippers in the trade they are second to none in quality. Already famous for their classic tawny ports, they have now joined the ranks of the great producers of Vintage Port. Reputations take long to establish and only when there is a genuine commitment to quality throughout the company is a name made.

This 4th edition bottling of Niepoort Crusted Port is blend of Ports. The grapes are sourced mainly from Niepoort’s Pisca vineyard, several vineyards in Vale de Mendiz harvested in 2011, along with a couple of small vineyard parcels from Casal de Loivos high up above Pinhão from the 2012 harvest. Grapes were foot-trodden with 100% stems in lagares in Vale de Mendiz prior to being aged in large old wooden vats in our cellars. The production was small, with a total of 10 000 Litres.

Vintage Ports and Crusted Ports form sediment in the bottle as they age. This sediment is also known as crust and the Port “forms a crust”, hence the name. These styles of Port require decanting. Read more about why and how to decant Port here.

As Niepoort Crusted Port is bottled unfiltered, it is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

Serve With

Niepoort Crusted Port is great with chocolate desserts, especially dark chocolate. With Cheddar, Gouda and Brie cheese or try with spicy dishes with red meat, game, lamb, veal, and pepper steak.

Tasting Notes

From Niepoort: "With a brilliant dark red appearance and good depth on the rim, the wine also shows classic aromas of dark plums, cherries and mint. On the palate, grainy tannins dominate along with dark chocolate notes. It is a great blend of years, with the 2011 component dominating, but offering a more seductive and exuberant character compared to the finer 2011 Niepoort Vintage. Certainly a superb wine to drink now or to age for several decades.