DRINK ME 10 YEARS OLD TAWNY
This beautifully almost apothecary’s bottle along with its appealing name – DRINK ME – matches perfectly with the subtle, mellow and refined content.
Tawnies with an age indication such as "10 years" are blended from different wines, with an average of 10years. The prolonged ageing in small wooden casks confers the characteristic tawny colour. The principle features of an aged tawny are the complexity of aromas, the freshness and refined persistent bouquet.
After dinner, 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.
VINIFICATION
The grapes coming from low yielding vineyards in the Cima Corgo region of the Douro Valley, are predominantly trodden in lagares, prior to ageing in small old oak casks at the cellars in Vila Nova deGaia. Tawnies age in 550 l old casks, over many years. The balanced blend of the different characteristics and ages is the art of the Niepoort master blender José Nogueira, direct descendant of Niepoort’s original cellar master.
TASTING NOTES
Tawny in colour, with aromas of dried apricots and crystallized tangerine peel well integrated with a nutty character.
“Dirk Niepoort is the master of old tawnies…” (James Suckling)
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
PRODUCER
Niepoort (Vinhos) S.
REGION
Douro
SOIL TYPE
Schist
VINEYARDS
Vinha da Pisca, Vale do Pinhão and Ferrão
AVERAGE VINE AGE
Over 60 years
GRAPE VARIETIES
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão and Tinta Roriz
VINES PER HA
4000 - 6000
HARVEST METHOD
Hand picked
FERMENTATION
Lagares/Foot Treading
AGEING
Small old oak casks
DRY EXTRACT
106.3
ALCOHOL
20
BAUMÉ
3.6
PH
3.65
TOTAL ACIDITY
3.8
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.
