The hot Douro summer of 2003 produced concentrated grapes. At Niepoort, that ripeness was transformed into a Vintage Port that also seeks to preserve the house\u2019s characteristic freshness.<\/p>\n
The appeal of Vintage Port lies in the combination of a brief time in the vineyard and a long aging process in the bottle. After the harvest, the wine is bottled while still relatively young; time then plays a role in determining what can be discovered in the glass. Each bottle evolves differently, depending on the storage conditions.<\/p>\n
Dark plums, blackberries, and spices may give way over the years to nuances of cocoa, tobacco, and dried fruit. The exact character depends on the condition of the bottle and the time the wine is given to breathe after opening. That is precisely what makes an older Vintage Port special: not every aroma is immediately apparent with the first sip.<\/p>\n
Serve after dinner with a piece of blue cheese, or taste it on its own to fully appreciate how it has evolved in the bottle. Best served at around 16\u201318 \u00b0C in a suitable port glass. An older bottle may contain sediment; stand it upright beforehand and carefully decant it into a carafe if necessary.<\/p>\n
Niepoort is one of the historic port houses of the Douro. The house is known for a style in which ripe fruit and concentration do not come at the expense of liveliness. The differences between vintages are, in fact, a reason to explore several bottles side by side.<\/p>\n
Compare this bottle to 2000 Niepoort Vintage Port<\/a> or explore our selection Vintage Port<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" De Niepoort Vintage Port 2003 toont de rijke, geconcentreerde kant van deze warme Douro-jaargang. Het rijpe fruit krijgt tegenwicht van de structuur die kenmerkend is voor de stijl van Niepoort.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":8208,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"2003 Niepoort Vintage Port \u2013 Douro","_seopress_titles_desc":"2003 Niepoort Vintage Port uit de Douro. Een krachtige, gerijpte Vintage Port met donker fruit, cacao, kruiden en een lange, gelaagde afdronk.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"71","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"2003 Niepoort Vintage","iawp_total_views":42},"product_brand":[247],"product_cat":[22,71],"product_tag":[],"land":[41],"jaar":[64],"class_list":["post-2242","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-niepoort","product_cat-porto","product_cat-vintage","pa_druivensoort-tinta-barroca","pa_druivensoort-tinta-roriz-2","pa_druivensoort-tinto-cao","pa_druivensoort-touriga-franca","pa_druivensoort-touriga-nacional","pa_eenheid-750ml","pa_verpakking-owc6","land-portugal","jaar-64","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2242"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2242"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2242"},{"taxonomy":"land","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/land?post=2242"},{"taxonomy":"jaar","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/port2port.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jaar?post=2242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}