Morgadio da Calçada branco 2024
Region: Douro
Producer: Niepoort
The typicity of Morgadio de Calçada wines comes first of all from the altitude of the vineyard which is located in the village of Provesende at 600m. At night, the grapes benefit from a freshness that slows down the ripening process and ensures that the acidity remains high in the juice, which is necessary for the energy, freshness and ageing potential of the wine.
On the nose, a touch of honey and acacia flowers. On the palate fat and structure, with hints of hazelnuts and toast. Also a beautiful acidity with a finish on the freshness and complexity!
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Codega & Viosinho, Malvasia Fina |
| Drinking window | 2025-2030 |
| Alc. | 12.0% |
| Vinification | After complete destemming, the grapes are immediately pressed and the juice is left to rest for 16 to 20 hours. Fermentation takes place using indigenous yeasts, partly in stainless steel tanks and partly in French oak barrels. |
| Ripening | - |
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Provezende lies at six hundred metres and looks east, and that makes it one of the few places in the Douro where white wine is really at home. The grapes are picked by hand and, on arrival, still checked bunch by bunch on a sorting table, then fully destemmed and pressed straight away. Codega, Viosinho and Malvasia Fina, without oak. The result is a wine that lets you hear its altitude rather than its valley: yellow fruit, blossom and a fresh, dry finish.
Turkey blanquette with carrot
Pan-fried prawns with sweet chilli
Serveren op 9–11 °C
Dirk Niepoort's impact on the Portuguese wine landscape can hardly be overestimated. When he took over the helm from his father Rolf in 1990, as the 5th generation of the originally Dutch Van der Niepoort family, it was immediately clear that something was about to happen.
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