Porto Niepoort Late Bottled Vintage Port, 2017 nerello capuccio The native Piedmont Timorasso grape

The native Piedmont Timorasso grape had nearly vanished before a handful of winemakers cultivated and championed its return

all of the grapes went direct to press as whole clusters and were then gently pressed

it has a good balanced fruity palate which is light

100% Cabernet Sauvignon is pure in character

90% Carignan and 10% Mission from 85-year-old vines on clay in Tecate

Porto Niepoort Late Bottled Vintage Port, 2017 nerello capuccio The native Piedmont Timorasso grapeLBV 2017 "Our LBV is aged for 4 to 6 years in large wooden vats. The winemaking and ageing methods were chosen to match the selection of wines which make up the LBV: full bodied red Ports stemming from a single vintage. LBV or Late Bottled Vintage is a category of Port wines which became popular in the 60s, filling the gap between Ruby and Vintage Ports. The extended ageing period of the LBV allows it to show a rounder and mature character this wine