Niepoort Colheita

In the glass

What it pairs with

• Walnut and fig tart
  Concentrated dried fruit and nuts.
• Creme brulee
  Caramelised custard meets candied citrus.
• Aged cheese with quince
  Marmelada lifts dried fruit.

History

Niepoort is famous for its deep Colheita reserves, releasing single-harvest tawnies after long cask ageing.

1. 1842 — House founded

Facts

Producer

Niepoort

Grapes

Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela, Touriga Nacional

Classification

DOC Porto

Oak

A single-harvest tawny aged for years to decades in seasoned oak casks

ABV

20.0%

Price

EUR 45 to 200 at retail

Drinking window

0 to 5 from release

First vintage

1842

Scores

• Wine Advocate 95 (1963 vintage, reviewed 2017)

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