Crusted
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Stilton blue cheese, dark chocolate desserts, and roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Niepoort's Crusted Port is a masterful tribute to a historic and increasingly rare style of Port wine, traditionally beloved by British merchants and connoisseurs. Unlike Vintage Port, which represents a single year, Crusted Port is a selection of high-quality wines from different vintages, sourced from old field-blend vineyards in the Cima Corgo region of the Douro Valley. The grapes, including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, and Tinta Roriz, are foot-trodden in traditional granite lagares and aged in large wooden vats before being bottled unfiltered. As it matures in the cellar, the wine throws a natural sediment, or 'crust,' along the side of the bottle. This traditional, hands-off approach preserves the wine's vibrant, dark-berried fruit, muscular tannins, and deep, earthy complexity, offering a sensory experience remarkably close to a mature Vintage Port.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1842 by Franciscus Marius van der Niepoort, Niepoort is an iconic, independent family-owned house based in Vila Nova de Gaia with historic roots deeply anchored in Portugal's Douro Valley. Renowned for over a century for its benchmark Colheita and Vintage Ports, the estate underwent a dynamic renaissance under fifth-generation visionary Dirk Niepoort, who pioneered the modern era of high-end, unfortified Douro table wines. Championing old field-blend vineyards, low-intervention vinification, and exceptional terroir expression, the producer crafts celebrated dry wines such as Batuta, Charme, and Redoma alongside its expanded projects in Bairrada and the Dão. Today, Niepoort remains a globally revered symbol of Portuguese winemaking, seamlessly bridging timeless fortified heritage with innovative, elegant, and mineral-driven table wines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão