White 10YO
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Salted almonds and dried fruits, foie gras, aged hard cheeses like Comté or Manchego.
✨ Technical Specifications
Niepoort's 10 Year Old White Port is a masterclass in oxidative aging, showcasing a style that bridges the freshness of youth with the complex, nutty depth of maturity. Sourced from traditional white grape varieties—such as Códega, Rabigato, Viosinho, Arinto, and Gouveio—grown in the rugged schist soils of the Douro Valley, the grapes undergo a short maceration before fermenting. The wine is then aged for an average of ten years in small, historic oak casks (pipas) in the cool cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia. Over this decade, the wine transforms from a pale straw hue into a brilliant golden-amber, developing a mesmerizing bouquet of dried apricots, orange peel, honey, and toasted almonds, balanced by a vibrant, mineral-driven acidity that is a hallmark of Dirk Niepoort's winemaking philosophy.
🍾 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