Niepoort Charme

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Charme is all about elegance and balance. Made in traditional stone lagares with 100% stems, Charme’s elegance is achieved using grapes from very old vineyards in Vale de Mendiz, on the banks of the Pinhao river. 

The 2022 vintage was the driest so far of the 21st century, with a harvest that began earlier than ever before due to more frequent extreme phenomena, such as the heat waves and heavy rains that characterised the year 2022 in the Douro. The climatic variability has a great impact on the profile of the wines, making the 2022 vintage is one to remember. A few small batches of wines were made for the Charme in the early stages of the harvest, using 100% whole bunches foot-trodden in traditional stone lagares. After a short maceration period, the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation is finished in French oak barrels, where the wine was aged for 15 months, prior to bottling. 

With its pale garnet hue, this wine’s appearance is probably best compared to a Pinot Noir. After the outstanding 2021 vintage, 2022 was a difficult year for this style of wine due to its intensity. So this wine owes its success to early harvesting. The nose has floral notes, aromatic herbs, graphite and cherries. The oak is very discreet and the overall impression is of elegance, precision and structure. 

Goes well with mushrooms and game dishes.