Niepoort 2019 Late Bottled Vintage Port Porto

Code: 5602840036086

Code Type: EAN

Region: Outside of North America

Category: Wine

UPC: None

EAN: 5602840036086

Dirk Niepoort calls this the "younger brother" of the Vintage Port, because the origin of the grapes and vinification method are identical. The grapes are manually harvested, received in 25 kilo holders at the Vale de Mendiz, then foot-trodden in round, temperature-controlled granite lagares for four hours everyday after harvest by 25-30 people. Fermentation takes place over 2-3 days with 100% stem inclusion. Wine is then fortified after 50% of fermentation is complete with high quality brandy spirit, then aged in tonéis (large oak barrels) in the Douro over the winter, then moved to the cellars at Vila Nova de Gaia in the spring.

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