Niepoort old tawny port 20 years old
Region: Porto
Producer: Niepoort
Why we chose this wine
Tawnies with an age indication such as "20 years" are blended from different wines averaging 20 years. Niepoort produces 10, 20 and 30 years old Tawny. The prolonged ageing in small wooden casks confers the characteristic Tawny colour. The main features of an aged Tawny are the complexity of aromas, the freshness and a persistent bouquet and refinement. After dinner, old Tawny is a good match with cheeses and especially chocolate based desserts. It can also be drunk as an aperitif, served at room temperature or lightly chilled.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz |
| Drinking window | 2025-2030 |
| Serveren bij | aperitif |
| Alc. | 20.5% |
| Vinification | The Tawnies are aged in small old oak casks, (550l), in the cellars at Vila Nova de Gaia, over many years. The balanced marriage of the different characteristics and diverse ages is the art of the Niepoort Master Blender, José Nogueira. |
| Ripening | <br /><br />in 550-litre wooden casks in the cellar in Vila Nova de Gaia; the blending of various wines of differing characteristics and ages is the responsibility of master blender José Nogueira (the fifth generation of the Nogueira family to manage the cask collection at Niepoort). |
What the critics say
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
94/ 100
Published 04-04-2024
Drink: 2023–2053
Drink: 2023–2053
“They think the NV 20 Year Old Tawny Port is perfect for their style, which is not too oxidative and not very volatile, the profile of much older wines, and they have a balance between youth and age, fruit and nuts. This has a lot of complexity and some liqueur notes, mixing the best of both worlds. It's intense, powerful and elegant, nuanced and complex, with a velvety palate, volume and density. It's long and tasty, with a lifted finish. Superb. Many people think these wines don't age in bottle, but I love it with the same time in bottle as in wood (20+20 year!).”
— Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
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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