After an experimental edition in 2000, Charme 2002 is released. 2002 was a difficult but generous year. Charme is elegant and smooth and quite distinct in style from Batuta. Old vineyards from vale Mendiz in the Pinhão valley are a key element for Charme. These small, sheltered vineyards with low production are skilled for elegant wines with mature tannins. The early harvest is crucial for a wine like Charme, because on one hand it's difficult to get hold of the production of these precious and rare vines and on the other hand the harvest must be at the optimal maturation point. These details make the production of Charme a risky challenge but it also makes the wine so unique and rare.
- Vinification
After the manual harvest and the strict selection of the grapes, Charme ferments in a traditional stone Lagar with all the stems. After a short maceration (like in the port wine) the vinification is completed in new French oak casks. The wine stays in this oak for 15 month also for malolactic fermentation.
- Tasting Notes
Impressive, generous aroma with concentrated fruit balanced with elegant notes of tea and tobacco. Velvet, with mature tannins with smooth red fruits. Structured and complete and with great freshness. Finishes slowly and persistent with coffee and mokka.
- Technical Information
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Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Vale de Mendiz
Average Vine Age
- 70 years, over 100 years
Grape Varieties
- Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, and others
Vines per HA
- 6000
Pruning Method
- Double Guyot
Alt. from Sea Level
- 350 m
Harvest Period
- September 2005
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Malolactic
- Casks
Fermentation
- Stone lagares
Bottled
- July 2005
Ageing
- 15 month in french oak casks (228l)
Alcohol (%)
- 13.45
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 5.3
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 39
Production
- 4500 bottles
Food Suggestions
- Mushrooms and dishes with game, such as partridge or pheasant.
Charme is an elegant wine with mature tannins. Small details make the production of Charme a risky challenge but it also makes the wine so unique and rare. Small, sheltered vineyards with low production from vale Mendiz in the Pinhão valley are the key element for Charme.
- Vinification
Old vineyards from vale Mendiz in the Pinhão valley are a key element for Charme, these small, sheltered vineyards with low production are skilled for elegant wines with mature tannins. 2005 harvest of Charme was done early in September to avoid high alcohol content and low acidity. Rigorous selection was done in vineyard and winery. This wine is fermented in traditional granite lagars, with all stems. After a short maceration in lagar, the end of alcoholic and all malolactic fermentation was done in French oak barrels. The wine stays in barrel during 16 months.
- Tasting Notes
Impressive wine, generous aroma with concentrated fresh fruit, balanced with elegant notes of tea tobacco and dry balsamic herbs.
Velvet, with mature tannins with smooth red fruits. Structured wine with great complexity and freshness.
Long and persistent with coffee and moka notes.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Vale de Mendiz
Average Vine Age
- 70 years and more than 100 years
Grape Varieties
- Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, and others
Vines per HA
- 6000
Pruning Method
- Double Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 350 m
Harvest Period
- September 2005
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Fermentation
- Granite lagars and casck
Bottled
- April 2007
Ageing
- 16 month in french oak casks
Dry Extract
- 25.7
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 1.6
Alcohol (%)
- 13.45
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 4.36
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.62
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 30
Production
- 3600 bottles
Food Suggestions
- Mushrooms and dishes with game, such as partridge or pheasant.
Charme is an elegant wine with mature tannins. Small details make the production of Charme a risky challenge, but it also makes the wine so unique and rare. Small, sheltered vineyards with low production from Vale de Mendiz in the Pinhão valley are the key elements for Charme.
- Vinification
Old vineyards fromVale deMendiz in the Pinhão valley are a key element for Charme, these small, sheltered vineyards with low production are the essences for elegant wines withmature tannins. The 2006 harvest of Charme wasmade early in September to avoid high alcohol content and low acidity. Rigorous selection was done in the vineyard and winery. The wine is fermented in traditional granite lagars, with all the stems. After a shortmaceration in lagar, the end of alcoholic and the malolactic fermentationwas carried out in French oak barrels. Thewine remains in barrel for 19months.
- Tasting Notes
Light in color, and fresh and vibrant. Charme 2006 is particularly refined, elegant and expressive.
It has a lot of complexity and a long finish.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Vale de Mendiz
Average Vine Age
- 70 years and more than 100 years
Grape Varieties
- Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and others
Vines per HA
- 6000
Pruning Method
- Double Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 350 m
Harvest Period
- September 2006
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Fermentation
- Granite lagars and casks
Bottled
- July 2008
Ageing
- 19 month in french oak casks
Dry Extract
- 26.2
Alcohol (%)
- 13.91
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 5.22
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.56
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 26
Production
- 3600 bottles
Food Suggestions
- Mushrooms and dishes with game, such as partridge or pheasant.
Charme is a rare wine from the Douro, the way its elegance combines with the smooth and mature tannins are unique in expressing old sheltered vineyards from Vale Mendiz in the heart of the Douro area in the Pinhão valley. All the small details involving the production of Charme turns the final result difficult to achieve. In the end only the best barrels are chosen to be bottled as Charme.
- Vinification
2007 was an excellent year for the Douro wine region, rains occurred during spring and the beginning of summer allowing soils to maintain good water levels until harvest, also low yields due mainly to rain during flowering season and some mildew present in the vineyards, were very important to obtain such quality fruit with great acidity and balanced sugar contents.
Harvest occurred during September with very good weather conditions, clusters were selected both in the vineyard and in winery, and fermentation was done in traditional stone lagares, foot trodden, with all the stems. After a short maceration, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations were finished in French oak barrels, where the wine was aged for 16 months. Bottling was done without any fining or filtration.
- Tasting Notes
A rich, fresh and elegant wine, light in colour, with fresh cherry and macerated raspberry
aromas, earthy notes of mushrooms and truffles and elegant notes of tea leaves and pipe tobacco and cigar. The taste is fresh, long, with very good structure, velvety tannins and great complexity of mineral notes and fresh fruit flavours, great intensity and persistence.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Vale de Mendiz
Average Vine Age
- 70 years and more than 100 years
Grape Varieties
- Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and others
Vines per HA
- 6000-6500
Pruning Method
- Double Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 300-350 m
Harvest Period
- September 2007
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Fermentation
- Granite lagars and casks
Bottled
- April 2009
Ageing
- 16 month in french oak casks
Dry Extract
- 22.5
Alcohol (%)
- 13.89
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 4.47
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.6
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 20
Production
- 9500 bottles
Food Suggestions
- Mushrooms and dishes with game, such as partridge or pheasant.
Charme is a rare wine from the Douro, which goes against modern tendencies, its elegance and complexity combined with the smooth tannins are unique in expressing old sheltered vineyards from Vale Mendiz in the heart of the Douro area in the Pinhão valley. All the small details involving the production of Charme turns the final result very difficult to achieve. In the end only the best barrels are chosen to be bottled as Charme.
- Vinification
2008 was an excellent year for the Douro wine region, rains occurred during spring and beginning of summer, allowing soils to maintain good water levels until harvest. Low yields, due mainly to rain during flowering season, were also very important to obtain quality fruit with great acidity and balanced sugar contents.
Harvest occurred during September with very good weather conditions, bunches were selected both in the vineyard and in the winery, fermentation was done in traditional stone lagares with foot trodden, and all the stems. After a short maceration, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations were finished in French oak barrels, where the wine was aged for 16 months. Bottling was done without any fining or filtration.
- Tasting Notes
A rich, fresh and elegant wine, light in colour, with fresh cherry and pine needle aromas, earthy notes of mushrooms and truffles and elegant notes of tea leaves and pipe tobacco. The taste is fresh, long, with very good structure, velvety tannins and great complexity of mineral notes along with fresh fruit flavours, contributing with great tension for an intense, persistent and long lasting wine.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Vale de Mendiz
Average Vine Age
- 70 years and more than 100 years
Grape Varieties
- Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and others
Vines per HA
- 6000-6500
Pruning Method
- Double Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 300-350 m
Harvest Period
- September 2008
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Fermentation
- Granite lagars and casks
Bottled
- April 2010
Ageing
- 16 month in french oak casks
Dry Extract
- 22.5
Alcohol (%)
- 13.89
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 4.47
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.6
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 20
Production
- 9500 bottles
Food Suggestions
- Mushrooms and dishes with game, such as partridge or pheasant.
Charme is a rare wine from the Douro, its elegance and complexity, combined with the smooth tannins are a unique way of expressing the old sheltered vineyards from Vale Mendiz in the Pinhão Valley, the heart of the Douro region. All the small details that make this great wine, turns the final result very difficult to achieve. In the end only the best barrels are chosen to be bottled as Charme.
- 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. Harvest started earlier, in the beginning of September.
Fermentation was done in traditional stone lagares, foot trodden, with all the stems. After a short maceration, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations were finished in French oak barrels, where the wine aged for 14 months. Bottling was done without any fining or filtration
- Tasting Notes
Darker in color than the previous edition, Charme 2009 maintains its richness, freshness and elegance, with cherry, plums and pine needles aromas, earthy notes of mushrooms and truffles and elegant notes of tea leaves. The palate is long and fresh with good structure supported by soft tannins, mineral notes involving fruit and contributing to a very long, intense lasting finish.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Vale de Mendiz
Average Vine Age
- 70 years and more than 100 years
Grape Varieties
- Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and others
Vines per HA
- 6000-6500
Pruning Method
- Double Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 300-350
Harvest Period
- September 2009
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Malolactic
- Casks
Fermentation
- Granite lagars and casks
Bottled
- March 2011
Ageing
- 14 month in french oak casks
Dry Extract
- 26.8
Alcohol (%)
- 14
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 5.02
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.6
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 24
Production
- 9 900 bottles
Food Suggestions
- Mushrooms and dishes with game, such as partridge or pheasant.
Charme is a rare wine from the Douro, its elegance and complexity combines with the smooth tannins are unique in expressing old sheltered vineyards from Vale Mendiz in the heart of the Douro area in the Pinhão valley. All the small details involving the production of Charme turns the final result very difficult to achieve. In the end only the best barrels are chosen to be bottled as Charme.
- Vinification
2010 year was uncommonly wet during winter and early spring, with very strong rains during this few months, as a consequence we add high yields and strong diseases pressure in the vineyards, the maturation period was very hot and dry, but light rain in the first days of September help specially the older and high altitude vineyards to complete a more balanced maturation.
Harvest was done in the beginning of September, fermentation has usual for Charme was done with all bunch in traditional stone lagares, foot trodden. After a short maceration, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations were finished in French oak barrels, where the wine was aged for 14 months. Bottling was done without any fining or filtration.
- Tasting Notes
Charme 2010 shows an bright light color, with very delicate and elegant aroma forest leafs and tobacco notes, with intense fruit character with cherry, raspberry and pine needles aromas, earthy notes of mushrooms and truffles and elegant notes of tea leaves. The palate is fresh and very intense, with strong presence of fresh fruit flavors, very elegant structure with velvety tannins, the mineral notes together with the great acidity are an important contribution for a wine with nerve, intense and persistent with very long lasting aftertaste.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Vale de Mendiz
Average Vine Age
- 70 years and more than 100 years
Grape Varieties
- Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and others
Vines per HA
- 6000-6500
Pruning Method
- Double Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 300-350
Harvest Period
- September 2010
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Malolactic
- Casks
Fermentation
- Granite lagars and casks
Bottled
- April 2012
Ageing
- 14 month in french oak casks
Dry Extract
- 25.3
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 1.8
Alcohol (%)
- 13
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 5
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.7
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 21
Production
- 8.175 bottles
Charme is all about elegance and balance, achieved by taking special attention to the smallest details during the entire wine-making process. Made in traditional stone lagares with 100% grape stems, Charme’s elegance is achieved using grapes from very old vineyards in Vale de Mendiz, on the banks of the Pinhão River.
- Vinification
Vineyard burst was uncommonly early in 2011, all the cycle was anticipated and harvest started earlier than ever, nevertheless higher planted vineyards went slower, and when harvest ended all wines presented a good quantity of total acidity.
Fermentation was done with all the stems, in traditional stone lagares and foot treading. After a short maceration, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations were finished in French oak barrels, where the wine aged for 17 months. Bottling was carried out on the 20th February of 2013 without any fining or filtration.
- Tasting Notes
Charme 2011 shows a deeper colour than 2010. The nose is complex and impressive with fresh red fruit aromas, delicate notes of balsamic herbs and tea leaves that contribute to a great aromatic complexity. The palate is fresh and long with an elegant structure and velvety tannins. The mineral notes together with a strong presence of fresh fruit flavors provide an intense and persistent long aftertaste.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Region
- Douro
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Vale de Mendiz
Average Vine Age
- 70 years and more than 100 years
Grape Varieties
- Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca and others
Vines per HA
- 6000-6500
Pruning Method
- Double Guyot and Royat
Alt. from Sea Level
- 300-350
Harvest Period
- September 2011
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Malolactic
- Casks
Fermentation
- Granite lagares and casks
Bottled
- February 2013
Ageing
- 17 months in French oak casks
Dry Extract
- 27.1
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 0.6
Alcohol (%)
- 14
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 5.3
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.6
Free SO2 at Bottling (mg/dm3)
- 22
Production
- 7.414 bottles
Food Suggestions