Niepoort 'Nat Cool' Dão Tinto 2021

Naturally cool and fresh, the drinkability is high with this one. Amazingly precise, clean red fruit flavours of freshly picked raspberries and cranberries. A subtle whiff of tobacco leaf and peppercorn spice add to the energy here. Very simply, this is delicious and a reminder to not take wine too seriously.

The Nat-Cool rules:

1. No rules
2. Respect the first rule
3. Less is more
4. Cooler = less extraction, less alcohol, less mess
5. Authentic, organic, cool attitude
6. One litre bottle
7. Cool price
8. The incredible lightness of being

Niepoort has been an independent family business since its creation in 1842. Today it is led by the fifth generation, Dirk Niepoort, supported by his sons Daniel and Marco. Dirk has been a relentless innovator and creative throughout his time at Niepoort.

One of Dirk’s great initiatives was to focus on the production of spectacular unfortified, table wines showcasing the local, indigenous varieties. He has spearheaded this idea for over twenty years and in the early days was seen as a maverick, when the status quo in the Douro was to focus on port production. A futuristic winery was erected at Quinta de Napoles in 2007 and this serves as the centre of the Douro table wine production. Further rare old vines have been acquired in Bairrada, Dão and Vino Verde as Dirk continued his insatiable appetite for new projects and relentless invention. One constant throughout this extraordinary journey is that Niepoort always create wines with a lightness of touch, a supreme elegance and purity, that is so prized by today’s wine enthusiasts.