Port Crusted Biome Unfiltered - Niepoort
Bioma Crusted Port comes predominantly from a selection of wines aged in Quinta de Nápoles. The wine does not undergo clarification or filtration before bottling. Vineyards over 80 years old.
Type: Fortified wine
Denomination: Porto DOC
Origin: Portugal
Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional - Touriga Franca - Tinto Cão - Tinta Francisca - Tinta Amarela - Sousão - Tinta Roriz and others
Alcohol content: 19.5%
Format: 75cl
Allergens: Sulphites
Chalice: Sautern
Serving temperature: 12 - 14°C
Tasting Notes: Intense red, subtle aromas of dark fruit. On the palate it is silky, with a well-defined structure where blackberries and plums emerge. The finish is long and balanced.
Pairings: Perfect with cheeses such as Queijo da Serra, Stilton and other blue cheeses, as well as with egg-based desserts.
The Cellar: Founded in 1842, Niepoort has been a family-run business for more than a century and a half, which has seen five different generations succeed one another in management. Passing down experiences, knowledge and skills from father to son, all production phases are monitored and followed with great attention and obsessive attention to detail. It is in this way that, starting from the vineyards along the banks of the Douro to arrive in Vila Nova de Gaia, wonderful Portos are born. Eighty kilometers east of Porto and up to the border with Spain, thanks to a unique terroir, where the rocky soils are rich in vertically formed phosphorus, the roots of the vines manage to reach a depth of twenty or thirty metres, so as to be able to have the necessary supply of nutrients, even during the scorching desert summers. Between the rows, the vines are cultivated with extreme care, respecting the balance of the environment, nature and ecosystem as much as possible. In the cellar, the philosophy followed is simple and not very complex, so in order to respect the most ancient local traditions, the character that the season and the territory have been able to express in the fruit is at the same time preserved. After the harvest, followed by vinification, and above all after spending the winter in the cellar, the wine is taken further downstream and left to mature in wooden barrels in an environment where the cool temperature and humidity of the coast are perfect for the long maturation that Port requires. Nothing is invented: the entire range of Niepoort labels stands at the highest standards. The Niepoort winery offers bottles for all palates, while simultaneously guaranteeing a level of quality that few other wineries in the world can afford. Simply exceptional wines.
