Tiara
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Typically best enjoyed 3 to 12 years from the vintage, though its exceptional structure allows top years to develop beautifully for over 15 years.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Grilled sea bass, seafood risotto, roasted chicken with lemon and herbs
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Niepoort's Tiara is a masterclass in tension and elegance, born from Dirk Niepoort's visionary quest to prove that the rugged, sun-drenched Douro Valley could produce white wines of world-class freshness and longevity. Sourced from field-blend old vines—some over 60 to 100 years old—perched at high altitudes of 600 to 800 meters, this wine thrives on cool mountain air and ancient schist soils. The blend is dominated by indigenous varieties like Códega do Larinho and Rabigato. In the cellar, Tiara undergoes a remarkably slow, natural fermentation in large, neutral wooden foudres that can last up to a full year, resulting in a wine of profound texture, vibrant minerality, and electric acidity, completely bypassing malolactic fermentation to preserve its crystalline purity.
🍾 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.