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Niepoort - Douro Vertente 2019 (750ml)
Price: $24.99
| Producer | Niepoort |
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| Country | Portugal |
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| Region | Douro |
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| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
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| Vintage | 2019 |
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| Sku | 597287 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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You need to go back five generations, well into the early years of the 19th century, to locate the beginnings of the Niepoort family’s association with the Douro region of Portugal and the wine trade. Franciscus Marius van der Niepoort, as the name might suggests, was born in Holland but moved to Portugal with his wife to become a negociant of Port wines. Today, all those years and generation later, the company he began in 1842 is run by Dirk Niepoort, who is arguably one of the most influential forces on the Portuguese wine scene today. In addition to running the family port business, Niepoort has, in recent years, become increasingly involved in making dry table wines. This “Vertente,” which translates as “aspect” or “hillside,” is meant to represent an overview of the Douro Valley, made up of a little bit of all the terroirs that Niepoort cultivates. It is considered a modern classic, one of the foundation posts for the growth of the Portuguese still-wine market in the past two decades. A blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, and Tinto Roriz, it is elegant, complex, and full of fruit flavors.
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