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Wine Description
The Story
Colheitas are dated Tawnies aged in small casks. The minimum age requirement is 7 years, but the tradition at Niepoort is to age several more years before bottling. The wine takes on a Tawny hue. Wood and nutty tones are evident on the palate due to the wine’s slow ageing in old casks. Colheita goes well with dry fruits desserts and the portuguese "Leite Creme queimado". As a starter, the combination with foie gras is impressive.
Wine Information
1976
Colheita Ports are Tawny Ports from a single vintage, aged in wood for at least seven years before being bottled. The wine is ready to drink and does not need to be decanted. This Port is wonderful on its own at the end of a meal but usually Colheita port is paired with desserts as Crème caramel or cakes and pies with dried fruits or nuts. As a starter the combination with foie gras is really nice.
Vinification
A slightly irregular year, with a very hot summer, where a few parcels of superb wines were made, this is surely a great example of a colheita which has further gained in concentration from long ageing in small old oak casks (550L) under the watchful eye of Niepoort master blender José Nogueira in the cellars at Vila Nova de Gaia.
Tasting Notes
Superb depth of colour for its age, with only a few hints of brown/orange on the rim, a slightly smoky aroma on the nose, along with delicate aromas of dried fruits;on the palate very well structured with a fabulous concentration and great length- A wonderful wine.