Tawny Vv Old
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheese, dark chocolate desserts, roasted nuts and dried fruits and dried fruits and nuts, caramelized pecan pie, artisanal chocolate tart, roasted chestnuts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Niepoort's 'VV' (Vinum Vinum) Very Old Tawny is a legendary monument in the world of Port, originally conceived by Eduard Dirk Niepoort in the mid-20th century and later revived by his grandson, Dirk. This extraordinary blend is crafted from some of the oldest and rarest wines resting in the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia, with a significant portion of the blend tracing back to the mythical 1863 vintage—a pre-phylloxera masterpiece. Made from traditional Douro grape varieties grown in schist soils, the wine has undergone over a century of slow, oxidative concentration in wooden pipes. The result is a liquid history book, boasting incredible aromatic complexity, infinite depth, and a vibrant, high-acid spine that defies its extreme age. It represents the pinnacle of the blender's art and the ultimate expression of time-matured Tawny Port.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1842 by Franciscus Marius van der Niepoort, Niepoort has evolved from a venerable family-run Port shipper into one of the most visionary and influential forces in Portuguese viticulture. Guided by fifth-generation iconoclast Dirk Niepoort alongside his son Daniel, the estate has redefined Douro winemaking by championing terroir-driven, lower-alcohol dry table wines alongside monumental fortified expressions. Sourcing fruit from steep, schistose terraces in the Cima Corgo as well as granitic and clay-limestone soils across Dão, Bairrada, Vinho Verde, and the volcanic slopes of Pico, viticulture prioritizes biodiversity, old field blends, and biodynamic principles. Winemaking emphasizes minimal cellar intervention, whole-bunch fermentations, and traditional foot-treading in granite lagares. Celebrated benchmarks span legendary, ethereal Colheitas and Vintage Ports to nuanced dry still icons such as Redoma, Batuta, Charme, and Quinta de Baixo’s Gonçalves Faria, all defined by remarkable mineral tension, textural finesse, and age-worthy elegance.
🍇 Grapes
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão