Jubilee Vintage
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Typically best enjoyed 15 to 50 years from the vintage release, opening up beautifully after its first decade in the bottle.
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Classic blue cheeses such as Stilton, rich dark chocolate desserts, and roasted venison or wild game.
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Niepoort's Vintage Ports represent the pinnacle of the house's traditional winemaking philosophy, sourced primarily from ancient, low-yielding field blend vineyards in the Cima Corgo region of the Douro Valley, including the legendary Vinha da Pisca. For special commemorative releases like a Jubilee Vintage, only the most exceptional parcels containing field blends of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, and Tinta Roriz are selected. The grapes are traditionally foot-trodden in historic granite lagares at the Vale de Mendiz winery to achieve optimal extraction of color and structured tannins. Following a brief aging period in large wooden vats to preserve its intense fruit profile, the wine is bottled unfiltered. This artisanal process yields a remarkably concentrated, muscular, and deeply complex Port designed to evolve gracefully over decades.
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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.