Niepoort Bioma Tinto

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Bioma Tinto is an organically produced, SATIVA-certified wine created exclusively from the Quinta de Napoles vineyards whose vines are quite young, with an average age of approximately 25 years. In producing this wine, Niepoort opted for minimal intervention and a maturation period in an old wooden wine vat which had previously been used for Port. The aim was to obtain a pure wine without too much influence from the oak, but with firm and elegant tannins. 

The 2018 vintage was relatively cool up until August, with the coldest July recorded in the 21st century. In comparison to 2017, ripening was delayed by about 3 weeks. The first days of August brought a sudden increase in temperatures, with the 4th of August being the hottest day of the 21st century (to date). This meant that the grapes matured slowly in the month of September. Due to water stress, Niepoort obtained musts with lower alcohol contents and good phenolic ripeness, with plenty of complexity and lightness. After meticulous sorting, the grapes and 50% of the stems were transferred to conical stainless steel tanks where spontaneous fermentation took place at low temperatures for about one month. Once the wine completed alcoholic fermentation, it was pressed into stainless steel tanks where it went through malolactic fermentation and matured for 4 months. After the winter, the wine was transferred into a 5000L barrel for a further 12 month maturation period. It was bottled completely unfiltered and unfined.