White
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Salted almonds, creamy goat cheese, or served over ice with tonic water and a twist of lemon.
✨ Technical Specifications
Niepoort's White Port is a beautiful expression of the Douro's traditional fortified white winemaking, balancing rich wood-aged complexity with vibrant freshness. Sourced from high-altitude vineyards featuring schist soils, this wine is a field blend of indigenous white varieties including Codega, Rabigato, Viosinho, Arinto, and Gouveio. The grapes undergo skin contact before fermentation is halted with grape brandy, followed by aging in small oak casks (pipes) in the historic cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia for an average of three years. This traditional process yields a golden-hued port with aromas of dried fruits, citrus peel, and a delicate nuttiness, backed by a lively, off-dry finish. White Port holds a beloved place in Porto's wine culture, historically favored by cellar masters as a refreshing daily dram.
🍾 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