Niepoort Charme 2021
5603977008342
€69.00
VAT included
Niepoort Charme 2021Niepoort Charme 2021
Niepoort Charme 2021 is an elegant wine. In this wine, Dirk Niepoort has created his interpretation of the Burgundy region that is his passion.
Winemaking: The most important part of this winemaking process is the length of the pre-fermentation maceration and the start of the alcoholic fermentation, where extraction is very short but intense. The fermentation of Charme is initially carried out in round granite lagares and then the process is completed in French oak barrels for 15 months.
Producer's tasting notes: With its pale, vivid colour, the appearance of this wine is probably closest to a Pinot Noir from Burgundy. The nose reveals the complexity of the grape varieties and old vines that give rise to it. It starts off floral, followed by fleeting nuances of graphite on a base of raspberry and rhubarb. The wood is incredibly discreet and balanced by minty aromas that further heighten the wine's sophistication.
Production of 9700 bottles and a Vol. Alcohol of 13.1
- Wine Type
- Red Wine
- Format
- 0,75L
- Vintage
- 2021
- Producer
- Niepoort
- Winemaker
- Dick Niepoort
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Douro
- Robert Parker
- RP98
- James Suckling
- 96
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Hibiscus and cherry blossom with orange peel, peaches and other flowers. Medium-bodied with energy and focus. Very fine tannins. Zesty and resilient. Diamonds on the palate. It will develop beautifully. Give this four or five years to become even more refined. But already a joy to taste.
I was blown away by the elegance and subtleness of the 2021 Charme, I wine I know quite well and have followed from the first vintage (I think even a non-commercial release in the beginning). It's a red wine produced in Vale Mendiz where they make the Port, a mixture of vineyards from the village. It had a very short maceration of the full clusters in lagar, was pressed to barrels where it finished fermenting and was put through malolactic, was kept in barrel for nine months and then was transferred to the cellar in Quinta de Napoles. It has a very elegant and perfumed style, with no oak whatsoever. It's floral, with notes of red berries and herbs and a medium-bodied palate with refined, elegant tannins and a long and supple finish with a spicy twist (from the barrels? some 15% to 20% new). This wine has been changing through the years, and this has to be the most elegant version of it, following the path of the 2018. It has a moderate 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.56 and 5.7 grams of acidity. 9,700 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2023. Superb!