Niepoort Charme Douro DOC 2020
Niepoort
Dirk Niepoort has spent decades proving the Douro can produce world-class table wine, not just port. Charme is his flagship argument — a blend of old-vine indigenous grapes that captures the Douro's schist-and-altitude terroir with precision. This 2020 is taut, layered, and built for years of evolution.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Dark cherry and violet lead, with crushed slate minerality and a subtle herbal quality. Beneath the fruit sits a thread of cedar and graphite, with a faint floral lift that adds elegance.
Palate
Medium to full-bodied with fine-grained tannins. Blackcurrant and cherry are interwoven with cedar and a stony mineral quality that speaks directly to the Douro's schist terraces. There's a savory undertone — almost gamey — that adds complexity without heaviness.
Finish
Long and structured, with cherry, cedar, and a violet-scented minerality that lingers beautifully.
- Varietal
- Touriga Nacional
- Blend
- Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, field blend old vines
- Vineyards
- Old-vine terraced vineyards in Cima Corgo and Douro Superior on schist soils
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
Food Pairing
The rich, slow-cooked beef mirrors the wine's depth and tannin structure, while the olive tapenade's savory brininess plays against the Douro's mineral backbone. Serve with roasted root vegetables.
Crafted by fifth-generation winemaker Dirk Niepoort from old-vine Touriga Nacional and field blends grown on steep schist terraces in the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior sub-regions of northern Portugal.
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