Niepoort 20 Year Old Tawny Port

Name: Niepoort 20 Year Old Tawny Port
Brand: Martine's [MAR]
SKU: SF-MAR-092925-11
Price: 89.99 USD
Availability: InStock

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Twenty years in small oak casks, and somehow the fruit is still the loudest thing in the glass — that's the Niepoort signature, and it's what separates this tawny from the caramel-and-nuts crowd. The wine is blended from old Ports averaging 20 years of age, drawn from low-yielding Cima Corgo vineyards at Vale do Pinhão and Ferrão where the vines are over 60 years old. It's made the slow way: hand-harvested fruit arriving in 25-kilo crates at Vale de Mendiz, foot-trodden by 25 to 30 people in granite lagares four hours a day, fermented with whole stems for two or three days before the brandy goes in. The young wine winters up in the Douro, then moves down to the centuries-old Gaia lodges in spring, where the cool, stable cellars let it age at its own pace. The blending there has been the Nogueira family's work for five generations — Rodrigo Nogueira holds the role now — while Niepoort remains one of the last small family-owned Port houses standing. For anyone who thinks aged tawny means tired and sweet, this is the corrective: concentrated but light on its feet, with real acidity running underneath.

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Robert Parker

94 points

"They think the NV 20 Year Old Tawny Port is perfect for their style, which is not too oxidative and not very volatile, the profile of much older wines, and they have a balance between youth and age, fruit and nuts. This has a lot of complexity and some liqueur notes, mixing the best of both worlds. It's intense, powerful and elegant, nuanced and complex, with a velvety palate, volume and density. It's long and tasty, with a lifted finish. Superb. Many people think these wines don't age in bottle, but I love it with the same time in bottle as in wood (20+20 year!)." —Luis Gutiérrez

Wine Spectator

94 points

"This is what 20-year-old is all about. Subtle aromas of toffee, caramel and flan, with hints of dried fruits. Medium- to full-bodied, with sweet fruit and a long coffee aftertaste that turns to honey and apricots. Very fine indeed. This is superb. Drink now."

Wine Enthusiast

93 points

"A deliciously satisfying wood-aged Port. It has an intense fruitiness, with layers of acidity and oxidated notes. It's concentrated, yet shows lightness and poise."

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Wine Details

Grape Variety

Red Blend , Touriga Franca , Touriga Nacional
Size

750ml
Style

Aromatic , Fruity , Rich
Sweetness

Sweet

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Dark chocolate tart or chocolate pot de crème, salted almonds and walnuts, aged Serra da Estrela or Stilton, crème brûlée, or a slice of pecan pie. Also excellent lightly chilled before dinner with olives and cured ham.

Tasting Profile

Sweet and fortified, but the fruit leads — dried figs, orange peel and red berries over caramel, toffee and roasted nuts from two decades in cask. Medium-bodied and concentrated rather than heavy, with bright acidity and a gentle oxidative, nutty edge that keeps it lively. Long, warming finish.