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The Story
Dirk Niepoort: “Our way of making wine is very simple: it requires perfectionism and attention to detail. And that applies to everything in my life.”
Vintage Port maintains Niepoort's tradition of making balanced Ports with great concentration, being at the same time fine and delicate. We strongly believe we can make a Vintage Port with potencial to last for decades. Vintage Port must be bottled within two or three years of the harvest date...
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From father to son
Niepoort Vintage Port 1927
1927 is one of the most enjoyable vintages of older ports just now. In my opinion, it is also the best vintage between 1912 and 1936. Because of the high appreciation for this vintage, its prices are very high and availability next to nil. The year 1927 began in the Douro valley with rain, and rains continued for the entire spring until the end of June. The summer was scorchingly hot and dr...
