Winery NiepoortDouro Bastardo Projectos
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Douro Bastardo Projectos from the Winery Niepoort
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Douro Bastardo Projectos of Winery Niepoort in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Douro Bastardo Projectos of Winery Niepoort in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Douro Bastardo Projectos
Pairings that work perfectly with Douro Bastardo Projectos
Original food and wine pairings with Douro Bastardo Projectos
The Douro Bastardo Projectos of Winery Niepoort matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of borscht (russia), tajine of merguez and potatoes or real paella recipe from valencia.
Details and technical informations about Winery Niepoort's Douro Bastardo Projectos.
Discover the grape variety: Manseng noir
Manseng noir is a grape variety from the western Pyrenees, close to tannat, a famous grape variety from southwest France. It is also called mansein, mansec or mancep in the Lot. It has been around since the 13th century and has given rise to Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng, two varieties of the same family but with quite different characteristics. Manseng noir remains essential for the AOC Béarn, where it is grown on about ten hectares. However, Manseng noir is a vigorous, productive and disease-resistant grape variety. It gives wines with a colourful robe, powerful, with aromas of black fruits and mushrooms, quite fine and with an interesting ageing potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Douro Bastardo Projectos from Winery Niepoort are 2008, 2011, 2015, 2013 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Niepoort
The Winery Niepoort is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 257 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
The wine region of Douro is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 1110 estates and châteaux in the of Douro, producing 4307 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Douro go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Duriense
Duriense is a Portuguese wine region covering the same area as the Douro DOC and the Port wine region. In difference from Douro DOC, Duriense VR is a designation at the lower Vinho Regional (VR) level, which corresponds to table wines with a geographical indication under European Union wine regulations, similar to a French vin de pays region. Thus, it is the simpler or less typical wines of the Douro region that are sold using a Duriense VR label. Before the creation of a separate Duriense VR, the Douro vineyards were Part of the former Transmontano/tras-os-montes">Trás-os-Montes VR, which is now called Transmontano VR and no longer includes the Douro vineyards.
The word of the wine: Virile
Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.
