Port
The beautiful, precarious, remote slopes of the upper Douro valley have brought forth that quintessence of the English dinner table - Port - for a couple of hundred years or so. Traditional 'Ruby' Port is a classic after dinner, great with Stilton and makes a popular gift. Tawny Port, longer aged in wood for the more mellow nuttier character, serves equally well before or after dinner, often lightly chilled. White Port, drier and fresher is largely designed as an aperitif but has also made light forays into the cocktail scene.
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NIEPOORT Ruby Dum
Port Portugal 20% Red
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Ruby Dum and Tawny Dee - the Niepoort 'twins' as reflected on the bottles. These wines come from the same lot, but over a five year period are aged differently so that the one is rich and ruby in style, while the other b...(read more)
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NIEPOORT Tawny Dee
Port Portugal 20% Red
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Ruby Dum and Tawny Dee - the Niepoort 'twins' as reflected on the bottles. These wines come from the same lot, but over a five year period are aged differently so that the one is rich and ruby in style, while the other b...(read more)
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2014 QUINTA DA ROMANEIRA Late Bottled Vintage
Vintage Port Port Portugal 19.5%
Tinto Cão, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz.
Deep rich ruby color with intense nose of crushed berries and red fruits. Rich and elegant on the palate with spice, raisins and red fruit flavours. Lovely balanced with a velvety but firm tannic structure that's leads t...(read more)
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QUINTA DA ROMANEIRA 10 Year Old Tawny
Tawny Port Port Portugal 19.5% Red
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz.
Beautiful light brick red colour and a pleasingly delicate shape. Lovely spicy, intense character, cherry and warm strawberries mingle with herbs and dark cherry notes. Light on its feet, but not shy in any way – lovely,...(read more)
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2007 COLHEITA Quinta da Romaneira
Tawny Port Port Portugal 19% Red
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz.
Aged three years in large oak barrels (tonéis) followed by ten years in smaller 640 litre oak casks. 2007 was an exceptional year with very specific characteristics. In particular, the abundant winter rains that r...(read more)
Winemaker's notes
2009 NIEPOORT
Vintage Port Port Portugal 20.5%
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The nose is tight and the start of the palate seems quite light fragrant but lacking richness. It fills out towards the back with a mix of cassis and black cherry yet although there are concentrated flavours the finish l...(read more)
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