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 Vintage2014 Label 1 of 35 
TypeRed
ProducerNiepoort (web)
VarietyRed Blend
DesignationVertente
Vineyardn/a
CountryPortugal
RegionDouro
SubRegionn/a
AppellationDouro
UPC Code(s)5603977000100

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2017 and 2022 (based on 8 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 89.1 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by Blacksmith450 on 11/5/2023 & rated 89 points: Nez et bouche sur les fruits cuits, prunes principalement. Le vin est en équilibre, pas de chauffe, pas de fatigue. A maturité. (169 views)
 Tasted by PSPatrick on 6/29/2020 & rated 91 points: A blend of Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and others varietals sourced from the Quinta de Nápoles and Vale do Pinhão vineyards. Fermented in stainless steel vats, malolactic fermentation and aging for 18 to 20 months in small French oak barrels. Only 12.5% ABV.

Medium ruby colour. Lovely red fruit notes, some dark berry notes, some chocolate, spices and well-integrated oak, all built around a mineral core, with lively acidity, ultra-fine tannin, a creamy texture and very good length. Dry (not drying) finish. Good concentration. Medium-bodied, balanced and quite elegant. Very pretty! Still young. Second bottle of twelve, next in two years. (1568 views)
 Tasted by hitechnomad on 5/9/2020 & rated 88 points: Not as good value as its junior sibling Dialog. Well made but lackedperfume or nuance. An off bottle? (1103 views)
 Tasted by Marius Cavasdan on 11/21/2019 & rated 92 points: dark color. Some orange hue. Red cherry nose. Some blueberries. Surprise is on the palate. Same red cherries notes but with a nice tension. Tannins and acidity in balance. Some savoury stony notes. Finesse. Great balance. Medium to long. Has a long future. Drank better the second day (1283 views)
 Tasted by eric lemieux on 10/5/2019 & rated 90 points: Excellent Q/P****$$$
Très beau Douro.
Typique, belle profondeur (1222 views)
 Tasted by ManuKey on 10/19/2018 & rated 88 points: La robe du vin est violacé au cœur rubis intense. Il dégage des arômes de violette, de fruits noirs bien frais (presque croquants), de bleuets, d'encens, léger poivre et pierre concassée. La bouche est fraiche, de corps moyen, sur des tanins moyen et encore un peu serrés, légère salinité en milieu de bouche avec une acidité qui apporte tonicité. Grande finesse et finale clean de moyenne longueur aux relents anisés. Meilleure que la dernière, il se place tranquillement. Prometteur! La prochaine en 2020.
88-90 pts (1377 views)
 Tasted by ChateauDutremble on 3/13/2018 & rated 89 points: Not a great vintage: still well done. Black raspberry, blueberry, spices (nutmeg?), violet...very nice aromas. Quite fruity at first followed by dryness and a medium finish. A bit light. The nose is better than the taste. Much better with food. Not sure how the dryness will evolve since the fruit flavours are perfect right now. (1422 views)
 Tasted by PSPatrick on 1/2/2018 & rated 91 points: The wine was medium purple in colour and benefited form aeration. It had a fragrant nose of red fruit and some dark fruit, floral notes, spices and vanilla. On the palate, the wine showed red fruit, creamy cherry and some spice, then a hint of chocolate, followed by blackberry, and finally vanilla on the aftertaste, with good, lively acidity, fine, medium-level tannin and superb length. The medium-bodied wine had good concentration, a good, creamy mouthfeel and was very balanced. Still young, but very pretty! Very good value. (1559 views)
 Tasted by ManuKey on 12/25/2017 & rated 87 points: La robe est pourpre foncé aux reflets violacés. Le vin est très jeune et un peu unidimensionnel à ce stade, sur les fruits bleues, L'acidité est marqué, c'est bien extrait, les tanins sont semi-fermes et je trouve l'ensemble anguleux en ce moment. La bouche démontre quand même une belle fraicheur et une certaine vivacité... La prochaine pas avant 2019. (1210 views)
 Tasted by maxima on 9/3/2017 & rated 88 points: Bu en succursalle avec 4 autres rouge Niepoort en même temps!
Des 5 rouges bus, c`est celui qui a le mieux paru (ou le moins pires des 5 selon les dégustateurs présents!)
Fruits compotés et élevage, tannins charnus et belle longueur. Correct. (1668 views)
 Tasted by maxima on 7/3/2017 & rated 85 points: Bu en succursalle avec la conseillière en vin Guylaine.
Assez costaud et concentré mais doté d`un équilibre laissant présager améliration.
Le nez sur les fruits séchés, la prunes et les figues avec un peu de cassis et d`herbes.
En bouches, c`est assez tannique mais pas asséchant, des mures et des dattes avec une finale assez longue.
...à revoir dans le temps. (1553 views)
 Tasted by marko2016 on 9/14/2016 & rated 91 points: @Niepoort Wine Lunch: dark ruby color, blackberry, shy vanilla, some smoke, well balanced, shorter fruity aftertaste

maceration 1.5 months, natural fermentation

score: 91+ (983 views)

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By Panel Tasting
Decanter, Portugal's Native Red's (10/14/2017)
(Niepoort, Vertente, Douro Valley, Portugal, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (9/19/2017)
(Niepoort, Vertente Douro Red) Subscribe to see review text.
By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (5/15/2017)
(Niepoort, Vertente Douro Red) Subscribe to see review text.
By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (3/17/2017)
(Niepoort Douro Vertente, Red, Portugal) Subscribe to see review text.
By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/7/2016)
(Niepoort, Vertente Douro Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Niepoort

Producer website

No panorama vínico nacional não existe produtor mais consensual que a Niepoort. A longa história desta casa inicia-se em 1842 e com o primeiro Van Der Niepoort a chegar a Portugal. Começou por ser um negociante de Vinho do Porto e cedo tornou o seu negócio, num negócio próspero que iria facilitar, e muito, o trabalho das gerações vindouras. Na 5ª geração, nasce Dirk Niepoort, um personagem incontornável no mundo dos vinhos, reconhecido como uma das mais importantes personagens que trabalhou, e trabalha, em prol do vinho português. Colaborou com várias dezenas de produtores, ajudou-os a melhorarem os seus vinhos, a compreenderem as suas vinhas. Operou uma revolução na década de 90 quando nasceu o seu primeiro Robustus, ainda hoje um vinho mítico no Douro. Em 2006 cria a marca Niepoort Projectos, onde coloca as suas experiências, as suas fantásticas experiências em torno de castas pouco usuais no Douro, como a Chardonnay, a Pinot Noir ou a Riesling, começa a importar alguns dos melhores vinhos do mundo, da Borgonha ou do Rhône, e distribui vinhos que adora, de vários enólogos amigos. Em 2012, inicia um projeto na Bairrada, com a aquisição da Quinta de Baixo, um sonho antigo, ou não tivesse sido ele quem ajudou os Gonçalves Faria, os Quinta de Saima ou os Dores Simões a serem bem conhecidos. Novamente em 2014, a Niepoort adquire a Quinta da lomba em Gouveia e inicia o seu projeto no Dão. Muitos outros projetos, em praticamente todas as regiões de vinho nacionais e algumas estrangeiras, tiveram mão do Dirk Niepoort. E como alguém uma vez disse, Portugal precisava de mais

Red Blend

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Portugal

ViniPortugal (Associação Interprofissional para a Promoção dos Vinhos Portugueses/Portuguese Wine Trade Association)

Douro

Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto

Douro

Port's Not So Sweet Cousin, By Eric Asimov. Oct. 31, 2007.

 
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