Charme Tinto
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can easily cellar for 20 years or more.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, roasted pheasant
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1842 by Franciscus Marius van der Niepoort, Niepoort is an independent, family-owned Port and wine producer headquartered in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. Under the visionary leadership of fifth-generation winemaker Dirk Niepoort, the house has seamlessly bridged its legendary Port heritage with groundbreaking dry still wines from the Douro, Bairrada, and Dão regions. Renowned for maintaining traditional methods such as foot-treading in granite lagares and aging in historic pipes, Niepoort produces highly acclaimed Colheita and Vintage Ports alongside iconic, elegant still wines like Redoma, Batuta, and Charme.