The idea behind Twisted is the creation of a pleasant, easy drinking red wine yet keeping complexity, mineral notes and great depth like the classic Douro wines. The label is illustrated by Bill Plympton. Twisted is produced from vines from Cima Corgo, mainly: Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca and Tinto Cão. 2006 is the first edition of this douro wine produced for the USA market. It's an intense wine, full of Douro character but fresh and easy drinking at the same time with smooth tannins and fruity aromas, the best company at the table..
- Vinification
2006 was not a hot year in general but with good amount of humidity. Maturation process started slowly and a small rain during middle August was just perfect to balance harvest. Nevertheless high temperatures occurred during last week. After careful selection all the grapes were vinified in stainless steel, with total maceration from 8 to 12 days. 20% of the wine aged for 12 month in French oak, 2nd and 3rd year barrels and the rest 80% was kept in stainless steel vats.
- Tasting Notes
It is a dark ruby wine with an intense dark and red fruit aroma with spicy character. On palate it is young, appealing and fresh, with fruity tannins, good acidity and appealing structure.
- Technical Information
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Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Several
Average Vine Age
- 10 to 40 years
Grape Varieties
- Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca and Tinto Cão
Vines per HA
- 4000
Pruning Method
- Guyot
Alt. from Sea Level
- 100-400
Harvest Period
- September
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Malolactic
- Cask and stainless steel
Fermentation
- Stainless steel vats
Bottled
- February 2008
Ageing
- 12 months in french oak casks (20%) Stainless steel (80%)
Dry Extract
- 28
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 2.1
Alcohol (%)
- 13
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 4.92
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.46
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 23
Production
- 20.000 bottles
Food Suggestions
- White meats. Vegetarian Suggestions: Noodles, pasta dishes.
The idea behind Twisted is the creation of a pleasant, easy drinking red wine, yet retaining complexity, mineral notes and great depth found in the classic Douro wines. The label is illustrated by Bill Plympton. Twisted is produced from vineyards from the Cima Corgo, the main grape varieties being: Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca. 2007 is the second edition of this Douro wine produced for the US market. It's an intense wine, full of Douro character but with great freshness showing smooth tannins and fruity aromas, the best company at the table.
- Vinification
2007 was an amazing year for the Douro region, with good amount of rainfall during the year and cool temperatures during the maturation season, it gave us very elegant wines but with high concentration level due to the low yields all over Douro. The wines were fermented in stainless steel vats with 10 to 15 days of skin contact, only 20% was aged in French oak barrels.
- Tasting Notes
It is a dark ruby wine with an intense red fruit aroma and spicy character. On the palate it is
young, dense, with appealing freshness and juicy tannins, good acidity and attractive structure.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Several
Average Vine Age
- 10 to 40 years
Grape Varieties
- Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca
Vines per HA
- 4000
Pruning Method
- Guyot
Alt. from Sea Level
- 100-400 m
Harvest Period
- September
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Malolactic
- Cask and stainless steel
Fermentation
- Stainless steel vats
Bottled
- March 2009
Ageing
- 12 months in french oak casks (20%) Stainless steel (80%)
Dry Extract
- 28.7
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 2.4
Alcohol (%)
- 13
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 4.96
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.48
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 28
Production
- 6.000 bottles
Food Suggestions
- White meats. Vegetarian Suggestions: Noodles, pasta dishes.
The idea behind Twisted is the creation of a pleasant, easy drinking red wine, yet retaining complexity, mineral notes and great depth found in the classic Douro wines. The label is illustrated by Bill Plympton. Twisted is produced from vineyards from the Cima Corgo, the main grape varieties being: Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Barroca. 2008 is the third edition of this Douro wine produced for the US market. It's an intense wine, full of Douro character but with great freshness showing smooth tannins and fruity aromas, the best company at the table.
- Vinification
2008 was an unusual fresh and damp year, for Douro region standards. As a result we had a slow and very balanced maturation process in the vineyards, with very good weather during harvest and ideal conditions to produce fantastic Douro wines. Grapes were picked during September and beginning of October, fermentation occurred in stainless steel vats with maceration periods between 8 to 15 days. Only 20% of the wine aged during 12 months in used French oak barrels.
- Tasting Notes
This is a dark ruby wine, with intense red fruit and spicy aromas, along with a schist stony character. On the palate is vibrant and appealing, with juicy tannins and very good acidity that provides long lasting aftertaste.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Several
Average Vine Age
- 10 to 40 years
Grape Varieties
- Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela and Tinto Cão
Vines per HA
- 4000
Pruning Method
- Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 100-500 m
Harvest Period
- September and October
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Malolactic
- Cask and stainless steel
Fermentation
- Stainless steel vats
Bottled
- May 2010
Ageing
- 12 months in French oak casks (20%) Stainless steel (80%)
Dry Extract
- 27.4
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 2.4
Alcohol (%)
- 13
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 5.05
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.53
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 25
Production
- 12.000 bottles
Food Suggestions
- White meats. Vegetarian Suggestions: Noodles, pasta dishes.
As in previous years, Twisted 2009 is a pleasant, easy drinking red wine, yet with complexity, mineral notes and great depth, found in the classic Douro wines. It’s produced from vineyards located in the Cima Corgo sub-region, being the main varieties, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Amarela and Tinta Barroca. 2009, is the 4th edition produced for the US market with a label illustrated by Bill Plympton, an intense wine, full of Douro character, with great freshness, showing smooth tannins and fruity aromas.
- Vinification
2009 was a very fresh year until the beginning of August. A good amount of water in the soil and a cold weather, unusual in the Douro Valley, was leading us to a long maturation season. But incredible high temperatures from 12th of August onwards, resulted in a very fast maturation process all over the region without any shrivel berry. Harvest started earlier, in the beginning of September.
The fermentation occurred in stainless still vats, with 8 to 15 days of total skin contact. Only 20% of the wine aged in used French oak barrels.
- Tasting Notes
The color is darker than the previous year and reveals intense red and black fruit aromas with spicy and wet stone notes. On the palate the wine is rich but fresh with soft tannins and an excellent acidity providing a long lasting after taste.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Several
Average Vine Age
- 10 to 40 years
Grape Varieties
- Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz,Tinta Amarela, Tinto Cão and others
Vines per HA
- 4000
Pruning Method
- Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 100-500 m
Harvest Period
- September
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Malolactic
- Cask and stainless steel
Fermentation
- Stainless steel vats
Bottled
- May 2011
Ageing
- 12 months in french oak casks (20%) Stainless steel (80%)
Dry Extract
- 28.9
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 2.2
Alcohol (%)
- 13.5
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 5.06
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.57
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 35
Production
- 300 000 bottles
Food Suggestions
- White meats. Vegetarian Suggestions: Noodles, pasta dishes.
The idea behind TWISTED is the creation of a pleasant, easy drinking red wine keeping complexity,mineral notes and great depth like the classic Douro wines.
The label also tells a story: Creation and Illustration is done by the american animator Bill Plympton
- Vinification
2010 was uncommonly wet during winter and early spring, with heavy rains during these months. As a consequence there was a high pressure on the vineyard diseases together with higher yields. The maturation period was very hot and dry, but fortunately, light rain in the first days of September as well as the amount of grapes in the vineyards contributed to a balanced maturation process.
The fermentation occurred in stainless still vats, with 8 to 15 days of total skin contact. Only 25% of the wine aged in used French oak barrels and in bigger old wood containers of 3500 L and 500 L during 14 months.
- Tasting Notes
Ruby color, with plenty of red fruit and tea leaf aromas. Spicy character with strong pepper notes and a typical mineral aroma of slate soil. Very fresh on the palate with a good length, good structure and well integrated tannins. Great vivacity that enhances the fresh fruit flavors and extends the after taste.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Several
Average Vine Age
- 10 to 40 years
Grape Varieties
- Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz,Tinta Amarela, Tinto Cão and others.
Vines per HA
- 4000
Pruning Method
- Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 100-500 m
Harvest Period
- September
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Malolactic
- Cask and stainless steel
Fermentation
- Stainless steel vats
Bottled
- April 2012
Ageing
- 14 months in French oak barrels and big old wood deposits (25%) Stainless steel (75%)
Dry Extract
- 27.4
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 2.2
Alcohol (%)
- 13
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 4.9
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.6
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 34
Production
- 50.000 bottles
Food Suggestions
- White meats. Vegetarian Suggestions: Noodles, pasta dishes.
The idea behind TWISTED is the creation of a pleasant, easy drinking red wine keeping complexity,mineral notes and great depth like the classic Douro wines.
The label also tells a story: Creation and Illustration is done by the american animator Bill Plympton
- Vinification
The agricultural year in 2011 will be remembered for relatively low precipitation during the winter and an unusually early bud burst in March along with the sudden extreme heat in June which literally led to burnt clusters in exposed and early varieties such as Tinta Barroca. Although July and the end of August was relatively cool with some light precipitation in the final days of August and the first few days of September; as of mid September (when picking was well under way) temperatures picked up,luckily higher planted vineyards (the predominant source of fruit for Dialogo ) experienced a slower more even maturation, avoiding the problems of overripe fruit.
The fermentation occurred in stainless steel vats, with 8 to 15 days of total skin contact and 10% of the wine was aged in 225 L used French oak barrels for 18 months.
- Tasting Notes
Brick red colour with a lively blue rim,delicate resinous aroma with balsamic notes. A refreshing minerality dominates the palate with hints of spice leading to a firm finish, overall the wine is dominated by freshness and acidity and integration.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Several
Average Vine Age
- 10 to 40 years
Grape Varieties
- Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz,Tinta Amarela, Tinto Cão and others.
Vines per HA
- 4000
Pruning Method
- Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 100-500m
Harvest Period
- September
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Malolactic
- Cask and stainless steel
Fermentation
- Stainless steel vats
Bottled
- April 2013
Ageing
- 18 months in 225 L used French oak barrels (10%) and the rest in stainless steel.
Dry Extract
- 30.5
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 0.8
Alcohol (%)
- 13.5
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 5.2
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.6
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 26
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 74
Volumic Mass (g/cm3)
- 0.9919
Food Suggestions
- White meats. Vegetarian Suggestions: Noodles, pasta dishes.