Niepoort Quinta de Baixo Bairrada Tinto Lagar de Baixo 2021 Grower Champagne citrusy aroma with scents of

citrusy aroma with scents of black cherry

Bright and fruity yet rich and textural

and a whisper of Chardonnay with minimal sulfite addition at bottling only

From a vintage that produced a lot of class

this wine captures the Auxey-Duresses terroir with precision and restraint

Niepoort Quinta de Baixo Bairrada Tinto Lagar de Baixo 2021 Grower Champagne citrusy aroma with scents ofNiepoort's entry point to the thrilling wines of Quinta de Baixo opens with blackberries, violets, and stone minerality before revealing a medium bodied, supple palate lined with silky tannins and tender fruit. This Baga was hand harvested and fermented the old fashioned wayfour weeks in open lagares with foot treading, then 20 months in bottle before release. The 25 hectare estate sits on calcareous clay soils, farmed biodynamically since 2012. An