The Charme is a very special Douro wine. Its elegance, complexity as well as its smooth and velvety tannins form a unique expression of the old vines from which it is produced, in the cooler and more sheltered vineyard sites of Vale de Mendiz in the middle of the Pinhão Valley. For Dirk Niepoort, the Charme represents his ultimate interpretation and proclaimed passion for Burgundy.

This still, unfortified wine is produced in our round granite tanks at the Vale de Mendiz cellars. The Charme is a signature wine, a wine like no other.

A few small batches of wines were made for the Charme in the early stages of the harvest, using 100% whole bunches foot-trodden in traditional stone lagares. After a short maceration period, the alcoholic and malolactic fermentations finished in French oak barrels, where the wine was aged for 15 months, prior to bottling.

Tasting Note: The nose reveals the complexity of the grape varietals and old vines in the blend. It starts floral, followed by fleeting graphite, raspberry, and rhubarb. Subtle oak is balanced by mint to form an elegant, precise, delicate structure, with superb acidity. A long finish of spice and freshness.

Origin: Douro Valley, Portugal

Blend: Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca