The Niepoort philosophy has been, for the last decades, to innovate, diversify, break taboos, maintaining tradition. Parallel to the redesign of The Senior Tawny, where we used the most traditional format of bottle and a moustache to emphasis the seniority, we redesigned the Junior Tinto based on the concept of a young, fresh and contemporary wine.
The Junior Ruby undergoes an early filling, and spends the rest of its time in the bottle, where it is protected against outside influences. Through this process, its youthfulness, dark colour, freshness and dark fruit aromas and flavours are optimally maintained.
Regarding the Senior Tawny wine, it spends most of its time ageing in small barrels in the Niepoort lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia. The small barrels enable a soft and light contact with air through the pores of the wood, which results in a slow oxidation process over the years.
- Vinification
The Junior Ruby comes from low yielding old vineyards in the Cima Corgo region of the Douro Valley. The grapes are predominantly trodden in lagares, prior to ageing in large wooden vats at our lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia.
- Tasting Notes
With its concentrated tannins, it is a full-bodied wine with a fine aroma of intense dark plums and blackberries with a hint of chocolate. On the palate exhibits good freshness with well integrated dark fruits.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A
Region
- Douro
Wine Color
- Red
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Vale do Pinhão/Ferrão
Average Vine Age
- Over 30 years
Grape Varieties
- Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz and others
Vines per HA
- 4000-6000
Pruning Method
- Guyot and Royat
Harvest Period
- September/October
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Fermentation
- Lagares (wine press tanks)/Foot treading
Ageing
- 3 years in large old oak
Dry Extract (g/dm3)
- 130.3
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 111
Alcohol (%)
- 19.5
Baumé
- 3.6
pH
- 3.61
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 4
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.2
Total SO2 (mg/dm3)
- 39
Volumic Mass (g/cm3)
- 1.023
Allergens
- Sulfite
Food Suggestions
- The Junior Tinto goes well with cheese (ripe and soft, hard as well as blue), and fits wonderfully with every kind of chocolate. It even makes a superb match with - no kidding - pepper steak.
Suitable for Vegans & Vegetarians
- no
Last Updated
- 2023-05-05
Bottle
Box
-
30.5
17
24.5
× 6
8370
cardboard
Pallet
-
80
120
× 5 Rows
100 Boxes
The Niepoort philosophy has been, for the last decades, to innovate, diversify, break taboos, maintaining tradition. Parallel to the redesign of The Senior Tawny, where we used the most traditional format of bottle and a moustache to emphasis the seniority, we redesigned the Junior Tinto based on the concept of a young, fresh and contemporary wine.
The Senior Tawny wine spends most of its time ageing in small barrels in the Niepoort lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia. The small barrels enable a soft and light contact with air through the pores of the wood, which results in a slow oxidation process over the years.
- Vinification
The Senior Tawny comes from low yielding vineyards in the Cima Corgo region of the Douro Valley. The grapes are predominantly trodden in lagares, prior to ageing in small old oak casks at our lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia.
- Tasting Notes
Brick red tawny appearance; a velvety mouth feel with a fine blend of old wines giving richness balanced with younger wines giving freshness and complexity.
- Technical Information
-
Producer
- Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A
Region
- Douro
Wine Color
- Red
Soil Type
- Schist
Vineyards
- Vale do Pinhão / Ferrão
Average Vine Age
- Over 30 years
Grape Varieties
- Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz and others
Vines per HA
- 4000-6000
Pruning Method
- Guyot and Royat
Harvest Period
- September/October
Harvest Method
- Hand picked
Fermentation
- Lagares (wine press tanks)/Foot treading
Ageing
- 7 years in small old oak casks
Dry Extract (g/dm3)
- 132.1
Residual Sugar (g/dm3)
- 104
Alcohol (%)
- 19.5
Baumé
- 3.8
pH
- 3.49
Total Acidity (g/dm3)
- 4.4
Volatile Acidity (g/dm3)
- 0.3
Total SO2 (mg/dm3)
- 48
Volumic Mass (g/cm3)
- 1.025
Allergens
- Sulfite
Food Suggestions
- This Tawny is a good match with cheeses and chocolate based desserts. It can also be drunk as an aperitif, served at room temperature or slightly chilled.
Suitable for Vegans & Vegetarians
- no
Last Updated
- 2023-05-05
Bottle
Box
-
22.5
18.1
28.5
× 6
7400
cardboard
Pallet
-
80
120
× 6 Rows
96 Boxes
