Charme Tinto
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can easily cellar for 20 years or more.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, roasted pheasant
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Dirk Niepoort’s Charme is an extraordinary interpretation of the Douro Valley, born from a desire to create a wine of supreme elegance and lightness in a region typically known for robust, powerful reds. Inspired by the great wines of Burgundy, Charme is crafted from field-blend grapes sourced from very old, north-facing vineyards in the Vale de Mendiz, where cooler microclimates preserve acidity. The winemaking is incredibly unique and delicate: the grapes are foot-trodden in traditional granite lagares with 100% stems, but the maceration is kept extremely short to prevent over-extraction of color and heavy tannins. The wine is then transferred to French oak barrels to complete fermentation and age. The result is a wine of ethereal complexity, showing red fruit, earthy minerals, and silky, seamless tannins that defy the rugged Douro terroir.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Niepoort blev grundlagt i 1842 af Franciscus Marius van der Niepoort og er et ikonisk, uafhængigt familieejet hus med base i Vila Nova de Gaia og dybe historiske rødder i Portugals Douro-dal. Huset har i over et århundrede været berømt for sine skelsættende Colheita- og Vintage Ports, men gennemgik en dynamisk renæssance under femtegenerations-visionæren Dirk Niepoort, der banede vejen for den moderne æra af uforstærkede Douro-bordvine i absolut topklasse. Med en kompromisløs forkærlighed for gamle vinmarker med field blends, minimal intervention i vinfremstillingen og et unikt terroirudtryk skaber vinhuset hyldede tørre vine som Batuta, Charme og Redoma sideløbende med nyere projekter i Bairrada og Dão. I dag står Niepoort som et globalt beundret pejlemærke for portugisisk vinkunst, der ubesværet forener en tidløs portvinsarv med innovative, elegante og mineralske bordvine.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão