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Niepoort Niepoort NAT'Cool! Dourado 2024
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalDirk Niepoort's NAT'Cool! range of wines were created to meet certain criteria : be made as naturally as possible, be low alcohol, be terroir-driven, use native grapes to the region, be affordable, and be so smashable that it's only sold in 1L bottles. Dourado is their brand new and inaugural NAT'Cool orange wine, a white blend from a schistous vineyard in the Provesende area. After 10 days skin contact and native ferment in granite lagares, this finished ferment in cement where it remained on fine lees over 1 year. It then settled in stainless for 2 months, and was bottled with light filtration. Pouring a light golden hue, this light, bright wine streams elderflower, tangerine, subtle honeysuckle, white pepper along the buoyant palate, with a lingering fine stony, saline buzz. Quite charming, and a lovely addition to the strong NAT'Cool portfolio.Tasted: 04 November 2025Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| ON | $29.00 | 1000ml | consignment |
Le Sommelier Inc.
Blend: Field Blend - Multiple Varieties
