Niepoort Port, 2016 Vintage Port

Bioma Vinha Velha, DOC Douro
95 Points- Wine Advocate

Bottle size: 75cl

ABV: 20%

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Description

This 2016 Vintage Port Wine from Dirk Niepoort has bucked the trend by not offering a 'Standard' 2016 Vintage Port. He has chosen to release a 2016 Niepoort Bioma Vinha Velha. This is his single vineyard release from his ancient and emblematic Pisca vineyard.

The Pisca vineyard has always played an important part in making Niepoort vintage port, and used to be blended entirely in. Most of the vines in Pisca (a field blend of the classic port varieties, and a few wild cards) exceed 80 years in age. All the components for the 2016 Bioma Vinha Velha Vintage Porto were trodden by foot in circular granite lagares at the Vale de Mendiz Port winery. 100% stems were included in the vinification. Once the wines had been racked and fortified, they remained in the Douro, ageing in traditional pipas in the cool cellars at Quinta de Napoles. This wine requires a different ageing time-frame to other Vintage Portos, and will be bottled and released to the market in the spring of 2019.

I was able to taste from a cask sample in July. I was struck by an immense floral perfume of violets and some roses. as well as black fruits. On the palate there is a nice structure and mouthfeel as well as intense fruit good acidity and fine tannins. This is certainly built to last and it will be interesting to follow the evolution over following years.

Condition

Excellent

Reviews

** 95 Points- Wine Advocate **
The 2016 Bioma Vinha Velha Vintage Port is not set to be bottled for several months, which is a little too far in the future by my normal protocols. It is the final blend, though, and it is worth sneaking this beauty into the 2016 report this issue. This single-plot Porto is a worthy competitor to the fine Ports in this vintage and to the 2015 Bioma (Niepoort did not declare his normal blended Vintage Port in 2016). Deep, very concentrated and powerful, this is chock-full of brilliant fruit and flavor. It's intense, rich, delicious and superb. This will be released in the spring of 2019, lagging behind most of the 2016s. It will be worth the wait. P.S. I had a quick look at the 2017. It's a long way from being ready, admittedly, but it may well be even better. We will have fun arguing over the 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the years march on. Mark Squires- Robert Parkers Wine Advocate- 2018

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