In the glass

Medium-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

What it pairs with

  • Roast poultry
    Silky red fruit suits roast chicken or duck.
  • Mushroom dishes
    Savoury earthiness echoes the wine.
  • Aged cheese
    Fine structure carries cheese.

History

Charme is Niepoort's whole-bunch, Burgundian-inspired Douro red, made for finesse.

  1. 2000 — First Charme vintage

Facts

Producer
Niepoort
Grapes
Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional
Classification
DOC Douro
Oak
Whole-bunch foot-trodden, aged in old oak in a Burgundian-inspired style
ABV
13.0%
Price
EUR 80 to 130 at retail
Drinking window
6 to 20 from vintage
First vintage
2000

Scores

  • Wine Advocate 94 (2017 vintage, reviewed 2020)

Tags

cellar worthy dry field blend high acid medium body medium tannin mood elegant occasion special old vines old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with mushroom pairs with poultry price fine still red tinta roriz touriga franca touriga nacional
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