Tasting notes

The “Garrafeira” is a specialty of Niepoort house. These Ports from a single harvest age for decades, not in wood but in special glass containers "demijons" (7 to 11 litre glass balloons in the form of old apothecaries’ bottles). The demijhon bottles are from the 18th century, and ageing in these special bottles adds a unique character to the Garrafeira Portwine.

Taste profile

BodyFull
SweetnessDry
AcidityMedium
TanninMedium

Wine information

Vintage
1952
Region
Porto
Appellation
Douro
Style
Red
Producer
Niepoort
Grapes
Touriga Nacional
Keeping
Several years.
Bottle
75cl
Alcohol
20.0%
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Niepoort Port

The producer

Niepoort Port

     An independent company set up by Franciscus Marius van der Niepoort in 1842, the Dutch family were late to arrive on the port market scene compared to their already well established British competition. However, it was through very good relations with the native vineyard owners that has enabled Niepoort to produce four generations of quality port wine. Now...

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