Twisted
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years from the vintage release to fully appreciate its fresh fruit character and lively energy.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted chicken, grilled pork chops, pasta with bolognese sauce
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Niepoort's 'Twisted' Red is a brilliant expression of Dirk Niepoort's mission to showcase the lighter, more whimsical side of the rugged Douro Valley. Part of an innovative international project where the wine's label features customized illustrations and stories tailored to different markets, 'Twisted' is designed to be highly accessible without sacrificing regional identity. Sourced from the steep, schistous slopes of the Cima Corgo, this wine is a traditional blend of classic Douro grape varieties, including Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, and Tinta Amarela. Unlike the historically heavy, highly extracted reds of the region, Twisted is vinified with a focus on freshness and balance, undergoing fermentation in stainless steel and aging partially in older French oak barriques to preserve its vibrant primary fruit, bright acidity, and characteristic slatey minerality.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Niepoort blev grundlagt i 1842 af Franciscus Marius van der Niepoort og er et ikonisk, uafhængigt familieejet hus med base i Vila Nova de Gaia og dybe historiske rødder i Portugals Douro-dal. Huset har i over et århundrede været berømt for sine skelsættende Colheita- og Vintage Ports, men gennemgik en dynamisk renæssance under femtegenerations-visionæren Dirk Niepoort, der banede vejen for den moderne æra af uforstærkede Douro-bordvine i absolut topklasse. Med en kompromisløs forkærlighed for gamle vinmarker med field blends, minimal intervention i vinfremstillingen og et unikt terroirudtryk skaber vinhuset hyldede tørre vine som Batuta, Charme og Redoma sideløbende med nyere projekter i Bairrada og Dão. I dag står Niepoort som et globalt beundret pejlemærke for portugisisk vinkunst, der ubesværet forener en tidløs portvinsarv med innovative, elegante og mineralske bordvine.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão