Niepoort Vintage Port 2015
Niepoort 2015 Vintage Port is a perfect example of how Niepoort maintains their tradition of making balanced Ports with great concentration, which are at the same time fine and delicate. Niepoort strongly believe they can make a Vintage Port with the potential to last for decades. Vintage Port must be bottled within two or three years of the harvest date. 2015 was as perfect as it gets, particularly for Port – a year where Niepoort had time to think and make the right decisions, with the weather helping enormously. Picked at the perfect time, 40% originating from our Pisca vineyard and 60% from different small parcels, all over 80 years old, the Ports were foot-trodden and made in Lagares in Vale de Mendiz, with 100% of the stems. This resulted in incredible Ports with an unusual dimension, impressive structure with fine and intense tannins, great concentration but always accompanied by balance and harmony. The sweetness is masked by the wonderfully robust tannins, the alcohol by the generous concentration, with the fantastic natural acidity of 2015 providing an overall balance. The nose is shy but focused, no overripe prune-like characteristics, just a gentle and elegant expression of fruit and complexity – it is a joy just to smell all the hidden elements. The balance and harmony in the bottle promise a great future: these are bottles to taste in the coming years in order to smile at its youth, to drink properly in 20 years and to enjoy fully in 40 years. A Vintage which is actually destined for the next generations so they can admire the beauty that the Douro is able to deliver.
Niepoort 2015 Vintage Port is a perfect example of how Niepoort maintains their tradition of making balanced Ports with great concentration, which are at the same time fine and delicate. Niepoort strongly believe they can make a Vintage Port with the potential to last for decades. Vintage Port must be bottled within two or three years of the harvest date. 2015 was as perfect as it gets, particularly for Port – a year where Niepoort had time to think and make the right decisions, with the weather helping enormously. Picked at the perfect time, 40% originating from our Pisca vineyard and 60% from different small parcels, all over 80 years old, the Ports were foot-trodden and made in Lagares in Vale de Mendiz, with 100% of the stems. This resulted in incredible Ports with an unusual dimension, impressive structure with fine and intense tannins, great concentration but always accompanied by balance and harmony. The sweetness is masked by the wonderfully robust tannins, the alcohol by the generous concentration, with the fantastic natural acidity of 2015 providing an overall balance. The nose is shy but focused, no overripe prune-like characteristics, just a gentle and elegant expression of fruit and complexity – it is a joy just to smell all the hidden elements. The balance and harmony in the bottle promise a great future: these are bottles to taste in the coming years in order to smile at its youth, to drink properly in 20 years and to enjoy fully in 40 years. A Vintage which is actually destined for the next generations so they can admire the beauty that the Douro is able to deliver.
Delivery Information
We do not have hidden charges. In the checkout you will be provided with the following delivery options:
- Free next day nationwide delivery (to most UK mainland addresses) for 12 bottles or more in multiples of 12.
- Ordering 1-5 bottles: £7.95
- Ordering 6-11 bottles £5.95
Orders placed before 12 noon should be delivered on the next working day. Please give clear delivery instructions and contact details. We are happy to supply tracking details on request.
