Niepoort-Morgadio Da Calçada - Ruby Reserve Porto
Region: Porto
Producer: Niepoort
Why we chose this wine
Morgadio Ruby Reserve aims to be an accessible and easy-drinking wine, while maintaining a high level of quality. A modern youthful style, the result of a careful selection of very special wines aged for 3, 4 years.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Field Blend: Tinta Roriz,Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão and others |
| Drinking window | - |
| Serveren bij | aperitief of fruitdessert |
| Alc. | 20.0% |
| Vinification | The grapes for this wine are sourced from various parcels of vineyards in the Cima Corgo, the heart of the Demarcated Douro Region. Vinifield in lagares, ageing is carried out in large old oak casks, for a period of 3 tot 4 years. Following ageing the various wines are put together so as to obtain a more rich and complex final blend. |
| Ripening | 3 to 4 years in large wooden vats |
The producer
Niepoort
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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