Niepoort, Nat'Cool Branco, Vinho Verde, Portugal, 2017

90
Tasted by: Tina Gellie
(at Wines of Portugal annual tasting, London, 20 Feb 2019)
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2020
Billed as 'naturally cool and funky', this is Niepoort's nod to the past, when Vinho Verdes were bottled with some residual sugar and fine lees so they refermented, leaving the wine slightly spritzy and cloudy. With vibrant acidity and a prickle of CO2, this blend of Azal, Arinto, Avesso, Trajadura and Loureiro has fresh lemon and saline notes on the light, grippy palate, making it ideal to enjoy with food. Always sold in one-litre bottles.
Producer
Niepoort
Brand
Nat'Cool Branco
Vintage
2017
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Portugal
Region
Vinho Verde
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
11.50%
Body
Light
Grapes
Arinto
Avesso
Trajadura