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16¼/20
Niepoort Diálogo Douro Branco 2020
Douro Superior, Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalThis youthful white may show a Canadian-themed comic on the label, but make no mistake, this is a serious wine, from one of the world's top winemakers, Dirk Niepoort. From schistous, mica-flecked vineyards on the right bank of the Douro, between 550-700m, this blend of indigenous Portuguese white grapes is native fermented in a split between stainless and older French barriques (30 percent), with no MLF, and remains there for eight months. The blend is 20-50 year old rabigato, códega do larinho, gouveio, dona branca, viosinho, bical and others. Tight and grippy, this lean white streams bitter lemon, verbena, green fig, broken stones along the slight palate, washed with salinity, and finishing with a lemon pith. Fresh and bright and ready to crack now.Tasted: 07 March 2022Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $25.00 | 750ml | private wine stores |
| ON | $19.00 | 750ml | consignment |
Le Sommelier Inc.
Blend: Rabigato - Códega do Larinho - Gouveio - Donzelinho - ViosinhoCSPC: 606186UPC: 5602840055698
