Crunchy red fruit, light, bright and elegant, stony minerality and a whisper of creaminess on the finish. The grape here is Baga (native to Portugal, often compared to Nebbiolo due to its thin skin, high acidity and grippy tannin), a blend of old and young vineyards, crafted to express the influence of the cold Atlantic ocean on the region, rather than to extract tannin or alcohol - a mere 12% abv, and feather-light on the palate. (JH 20/02/2025)
- Producer
- Niepoort
- Origin
- Bairrada, Portugal PORTUGAL
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Baga
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- drink or keep
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 6
- Alcohol
- 12%
- Wine Score
- 92 points, Luis Guiterrez, robertparker.com, April 2024
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Media Reviews
Luis Guiterrez
The 2021 Lagar de Baixo has around 30% grapes from producers and the rest from their property. 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, 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`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. 92 points
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