0.75 L
1980
Adriano Ramos-Pinto
Porto
Niepoort Vintage Port 1977 — Porto, 0.75 L
Niepoort
1977 · 0.75 L · RP N/A
€ 240,00
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A 1977 Vintage Port from the Douro, a red Port from Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional. It predates the family's own quintas, so it was made from bought-in grapes.
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- 0.75 L
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SKU: POR-NIEPOORT-VINTAGE-PORT-1977-075
Key facts
- Vintage
- 1977
- Appellation
- Porto
- Classification
- NV
- Grapes
- Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional
- Format
- 0.75 L
- Producer
- Niepoort
- Region
- Douro
- Country
- Portugal
- Type
- Red
- Sweetness
- Dessert
Category: Porto, Douro, Portugal, Red, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Wine
Niepoort Vintage Port 1977: made before the family owned a quinta
Ten years before the house owned a single vineyard, Niepoort made the 1977 Vintage Port from bought-in grapes. It is a red Porto in the standard 0.75 L bottle. Niepoort bought its first estate, Quinta de Nápoles, only in 1987, and the neighbouring Quinta do Carril in 1988.
What Vintage Port means for a 1977
Vintage Port is made from the grapes of a single year and, under current rules of the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto (IVDP), is bottled two to three years after the harvest. Port is fortified: grape spirit is added during fermentation, which stops it and leaves residual sugar, at least 17.5 g/L under the appellation rules. It is a sweet red Port.
Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional in the 1977
The blend is Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional. All three are among the five principal red grapes named for Port. Port may come only from the Demarcated Douro Region, and the winemaking must also take place inside it.
Niepoort today: 62 ha of its own vines
Niepoort is a family-owned Port and Douro house in Vila Nova de Gaia, dated to 1842. Dirk Niepoort represents the fifth generation. Today the house owns 62 hectares of organic vineyards in the Douro, split between Quinta de Nápoles and Quinta do Carril in the Cima Corgo, on the left bank of the Tedo river. Many of the Quinta de Nápoles vineyards face north at 80 to 250 metres. Besides Vintage, Colheita and Tawny Port, the house makes dry Douro table wines such as Redoma, Batuta, Charme and Vertente.
Questions buyers ask
Is Niepoort Vintage Port 1977 made from the estate's own vineyards?
No. At that time Niepoort bought grapes from small growers, and its own quintas came later.
What is Vintage Port?
Vintage Port is made from the grapes of a single year and is bottled two to three years after the vintage, according to the IVDP, the body that certifies Port.
Which grapes are in Niepoort Vintage Port 1977?
Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional.
Is this Port sweet or dry?
It is a sweet red Port. Port is fortified during fermentation, which leaves residual sugar of at least 17.5 g/L.
Who makes Niepoort Port and where is the house based?
Niepoort is a family-owned Port and Douro house in Vila Nova de Gaia, dated to 1842. Dirk Niepoort represents the fifth generation.
Where does Niepoort Port come from?
Port can only come from the Demarcated Douro Region. Niepoort is based in Vila Nova de Gaia. Its own quintas lie in the Cima Corgo; the 1977 predates them and was made from bought-in Douro grapes.
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- Older bottles may show cellar wear on the label or capsule; it does not affect the wine and is not a reason for return. Photos of this bottle on request.
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