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The 2015 vintage of the Poeirinho displays a brilliant violet hue. On the nose, it is very generous, fruity and overall expressively aromatic. After some time in the glass, it shows a lot of class, with incredibly fine and delicate aromas. The wine impresses with its saline and maritime notes which are so typical of its calcareous terroir. On the palate, it offers a lot of precision, with great structure and grip. It is linear, distinctly mine...
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The Story
The Poeirinho, which name reflects the old name of Baga, is like a tribute to the great Bairrada wines from the past.
The huge passion of Dirk Niepoort for Baga variety and for the fantastic terroir of the Bairrada region has made him, over the past three years, look for small parcels of Baga from very old vines, scattered in Cantanhede area. These wines were light in color and alcohol degree, elegant and fine immediately after bottling, b...
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The weather conditions of the viticultural year 2015 were very favourable, with sun, heat and low humidity, allowing a homogeneous vegetative growth.
The winter, with rain from March, has replaced a large part of water reserves in the soil. In early spring average temperatures were high and some rain completed the water replacement, allowing a balanced sprouting. After flowering in May, the veraison began in July, rather homogeneous, about ...
