Niepoort Vinha do Carril 2023
123.78₣ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The extremely young and undeveloped 2023 Vinha do Carril is only the second vintage bottled, because they skipped 2022. It's a single-vineyard wine from a 90-year-old plot they farm organically and biodynamically, from Quinta do Carril, again a cooler year, more in line with 2021. It fermented with full clusters in oak vats and aged in neutral 1,500-liter oak foudres for one year and four or five months in stainless steel before it was bottled. Yields in these old vines fluctuate a lot; it's a field blend with around 5% white grapes, where they look at the expression of the place, their most special vineyard in Douro. It has baby fat and still shows a little creamy and different from the typical black fruit from Douro, with red berries, herbs and flowers. It has a medium-bodied palate with contained ripeness, very fine tannins and a very tasty finish. This has clout and elegance. It should develop nicely in bottle. There were some 3,500 bottles. It was bottled in February 2025. I'd hold it for a bit to develop more nuance and complexity.
Features
Type of wine
Style
Occasions
Appellation
Alcohol
13.0%
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Natural alcoholic fermentation with whole bunches in oak vats. Aged for 1 year in used 1,500 litre foudres and 5 months in stainless steel tanks.
Shipping to Peninsular Spain
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| 1-6 | 6.35₣ | 0.00₣ (-6.35₣) |
| 7-12 | 6.35₣ | 0.00₣ (-6.35₣) |
| 13-17 | 11.88₣ | 0.00₣ (-11.88₣) |
| 18 | Free | 0.00₣ (Free) |
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| 24 | Free | 0.00₣ (Free) |
| 25-29 | 18.23₣ | 0.00₣ (-18.23₣) |
| 30 | Free | 0.00₣ (Free) |
| 31-35 | 21.08₣ | 0.00₣ (-21.08₣) |
| 36 | Free | 0.00₣ (Free) |
| 37-41 | 24.76₣ | 0.00₣ (-24.76₣) |
| 42 | Free | 0.00₣ (Free) |
| 43-47 | 26.61₣ | 0.00₣ (-26.61₣) |
| 48 | Free | 0.00₣ (Free) |
| 49-53 | 31.21₣ | 0.00₣ (-31.21₣) |
| 54 | Free | 0.00₣ (Free) |
| 55-59 | 33.05₣ | 0.00₣ (-33.05₣) |
| 60 | Free | 0.00₣ (Free) |
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