Colheita Ports are Tawny Ports from a single vintage, aged in wood for at least seven years before being bottled. The Colheita Port is wonderful on its own at the end of a meal or on a cold winter afternoon in front of an open fireplace.
Tasting Notes
Brick red colour with some orange/brown hues and solid depth of colour.Delightful vinous aroma well integrated with aroma of dried fruits.On the palate, shows great freshness along with subdued dried apricots and figs, leading to a lengthy spirity finish.
Vinification
Following on from the exceptional wines made in 1994, 1995, in its early stages was slightly overshadowed; however wines with great character,fruit and concentration were made following a warm Summer and exceptionally hot August.
In the Spring of 1996 a few parcels of wine which make up the blend of 1995 Colheita were transported to our cool cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia and aged in small old oak casks under the watchful eye of Niepoort Master Blender José Nogueira.
Technical Information Product . Colheita 1995
Produced . Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A. Region . Douro Year . 1995 Soil Type . Schist
Vines . Vale do Pinhão e Ferrão Average Vine Age . Over 60 years Cast Varieties . Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz and others
Niepoort | Vinhos S.A. Rua Cândido dos Reis, 670 4400-071 Vila Nova de Gaia . Portugal
Vines per Ha . 4000 - 6000 Harvest Period . September/October Way of Harvest . Hand picked Fermentation . Lagares/Foot Treading Bottled . 2006 Ageing . Small old oak casks
