Niepoort - Vertente Douro Tinto 2020

Niepoort - Vertente Douro Tinto 2020Niepoort has been a family business since 1842. Through five generations the business has passed successfully from one Niepoort to the next and, in most cases, the older and younger generation worked side by side for a long time. Dirk van der Niepoort is currently the fifth generation to lead the family company, but Dirks eldest son, Daniel, has also already joined the business. Up to 1987, Niepoort was a classic port wine dealer: the base wines were

gravelly and silty loams from glacial rock formation

Laura Catena

Orofino Vineyard wines are characterized by their strong minerality

continue the tradition of “old school” winemaking with a contemporary edge

Dirk van der Niepoort is currently the fifth generation to lead the family company

8-hectare estate

This whisky captivates the senses with its remarkable character and allure

D Vajra 2017 Barolo Ravera was #5 in the Wine Enthusiast‘s list of the best 100 wines of 2021

the turning point came in the 1960’s when Luciana Vietti married winemaker and art connoisseur Alfredo Currado

the company was renamed Moët et Chandon after Pierre-Gabriel Chandon de Briailles

the wines of his native region and his education in marketing and economics

which coupled with careful winemaking