Turris
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 8–25 years from the vintage release, showing incredible longevity and evolving beautifully with age.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, herb-crusted rack of lamb
✨ Technical Specifications
Dirk Niepoort's Turris is a monument to the ancient, high-altitude field-blend vineyards of the Cima Corgo in the Douro Valley. Sourced from a single, south-facing parcel of vines over 130 years old, this wine represents a radical departure from heavily extracted, oak-forward Douro reds, embracing instead a philosophy of elegance, freshness, and pure terroir expression. The field blend, containing dozens of co-planted traditional varieties such as Tinta Amarela, Rufete, and Touriga Franca, is fermented with 100% whole bunches to preserve natural acidity and structure. It is aged not in new French barriques, but in historic, large German oak Fuder casks imported from the Mosel, which allow the wine to breathe without imparting dominant woody flavors. The result is a deeply mineral, vertical, and ethereal red wine that beautifully captures the soul of the Douro's ancient schist soils.
🍾 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