In der August-Ausgabe des renommierten »
The Wine Advocate« von Robert Parker haben die Weine von
Niepoort wieder hohe Bewertungen erhalten. So hat Niepoorts
POEIRINHO 2016, erzeugt auf seiner
Quinta de Baixo in der
D.O.C. Barraida, stolze 94/100 Punkten von Verkoster Mark Squires erhalten. Über den rebsortenreinen
Baga schreibt er nachfolgend im Original:
„The 2016 Poeirinho is a Baga aged for 20 months in old 2.000 liter fuders. It comes in at 12% alcohol. This seems better balanced and more refined than the 2015 - but perhaps not as energetic. For the moment, I prefer the 2015, granting that they are not side by side. Lighter styled, crisp and transparent, this is a wine that is all about Baga characteristics. It adds that silky texture, refinement, acidity and tannins. It took a while for the pure power to come out, but there is plenty. The tannins are harder than you think at first - although not impossibly astringent. This is certainly beautiful, but it needs some time to evolve and develop, even if you can approach it fairly young. Let's be a little conservative and start here. This will have a long life ahead and plenty of time to evolve.”
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