Niepoort Lagar de Baixo 2021
Descrição
A paixão de Dirk Niepoort pela casta Baga e pelo fantástico terroir da região da Bairrada levou-o a procurar, nos últimos anos, pequenas parcelas de vinhas muito antigas espalhadas pela região de Cantanhede. Estes vinhos caracterizam-se por serem de cor e teor alcoólico suaves, elegantes e requintados, com um enorme potencial de envelhecimento. O Lagar de Baixo tinto é o resultado da combinação de vinhas muito antigas com vinhas mais jovens: complexo, sério, mas com alguma juventude e vigor.
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This Lagar de Baixo, the entry-level wine that Niepoort makes in Bairrada, opens up with blackberries, violets, stones and a subtle earthy note. The palate is medium-bodied and really supple, with silky tannins, tender fruit and an ethereal finish. Drink now or hold.
The 2021 Lagar de Baixo has around 30% grapes from producers and the rest from their property and, hence, is not certified organic like the other wines from their own vineyards. They had a heat wave in July and August and only about four days of rain during the harvest, which is a problem; because the Baga skin is quite thin and the bunches are tight, the skins can burst and botrytis appears. So, the harvest in Bairrada has to be "surgical," as winemaker Sergio told me. They managed to get good fruit by sorting and selecting. The destemmed grapes fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in 2,500-liter oak vats for 22 months. It has a pale, translucent ruby color that is clean and bright. It's easy to drink and has fine tannins, without the concentration and tannins of the older vines (but this comes from vines of around 40 years of age) and has the chalkiness of the limestone soils. It makes you salivate and want to drink more. It has 12% alcohol, vibrant freshness and purity of flavors. 30,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in November 2023.
Colheitas: 2021 2020 2017
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