Organic

Charme Tinto, Niepoort - 2017

Name: Charme Tinto, Niepoort
Brand: Niepoort
SKU: 43020
Price: 84.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 43020 750mL

From very old sheltered vineyards in the Vale Mediz in the Pinhão area. The native grapes used for this wine are planted in schist soils and are from vines that are from 70 to over a 100 years old. Fermentation is done in stone lagares where the fruit is foot trodden with the stems. After a short maceration, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations take place naturally in French oak barrels. Aged for over a year in French oak before bottling.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2017

Country

Portugal

Region

Douro

Producer

Niepoort

Grape Variety

Touriga Francesa

Tinta Roriz

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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