Description
Francisco van der Niepoort came to Portugal from Holland in 1842 to try his hand at the port trade. Five generations later, Niepoort remains a family business with great-great-grandson Dirk Niepoort establishing it as not only one of the most respected Port houses but also internationally renowned wine producers today. Niepoort’s success with dry wine production has lead the way for the Douro (and for Portugal as a whole) to emerge as a top region on the global stage.
We have long been fans of the inimitable Dirk Niepoort and so we are delighted to now be able to share these great wines with our customers.
Nat Cool is a unique and innovative concept introduced by Dirk Niepoort. It brings together different wine producers to create light, easy-to-drink wines by using minimal intervention winemaking methods.
The wines are known for their cool and funky personality, with a straightforward and uncomplicated profile and low alcohol content.
Baga is a grape which is naturally very high in tannin and so generally needs time to mature and express its delightful floral aromas and fruit character. However, here in the Bairrada with 80-100 year old vines and hands off wine making – including carbonic maceration (which generally extracts less tannin), the astringent elements of the Baga grape are beautifully tamed and the resulting wine is pure juicy, fresh red with delicious wild berries, floral notes and light body.
This wine is great fun, on opening there is a note of spritz but this vanishes quickly, What follows is very easy, juicy red which can be enjoyed chilled in the summer with a BBQ or at room temperature in the autumn.
Abv: 11.5%
Bottle Size: 1 litre
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