{"product_id":"niepoort-drink-me-nat-cool-tinto-bairrada-portugal-2024-1l-copy","title":"Niepoort 'Nat'Cool' Branco White Blend, Vinho Verde, Portugal 2025 [1L]","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"RichTextEditor__block___2Vs_D RichTextEditor__paragraph___3NTf9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNiepoort has been an independent, family-run house in Vila Nova de Gaia since 1842, historically built on Port but transformed since the late 1980s by fifth-generation winemaker Dirk Niepoort into one of Portugal's most influential producers of dry table wine. Nat'Cool is Dirk's low-intervention side project — a line of affordable, playful, minimal-sulfur wines built around old-world techniques and indigenous varieties, bottled exclusively in one-liter format. The Branco bottling revives a nearly forgotten style of Vinho Verde: bottled with residual sugar and fine lees, left to referment and carry out malolactic conversion inside the bottle, producing a cloudy, gently spritzy wine in the tradition of how the region's wines were made before modern stabilization and filtration became standard.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKER:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dirk Niepoort oversees the Nat'Cool project\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFARMING:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSustainable, Organic, Biodynamic, and Vegan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVARIETY:\u003c\/strong\u003e A field blend of Azal, Arinto, Avesso, Trajadura, and Loureiro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTERROIR:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fruit is sourced from the sub-regions of Amarante and Lousada within Vinho Verde DOC, in Portugal's Minho region, from vines averaging 25–30 years old planted on granite soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINIFICATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fermentation begins with native yeast in stainless steel; the wine is bottled before fermentation is complete, retaining a few grams of residual sugar and fine lees. It continues to referment in bottle, and malolactic fermentation also takes place in bottle — the traditional method once used throughout the region before modern winemaking phased it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAGING:\u003c\/strong\u003e No extended aging vessel; the wine develops its character through secondary fermentation and lees contact in bottle prior to release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTES:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lightly hazy, pale straw in color, with a soft, natural spritz from bottle refermentation. The nose shows fresh citrus, green and yellow apple, gooseberry, and a leesy, yeasty edge; the palate is light-bodied and dry, with bright acidity, a saline, mineral-driven finish, and a touch of grapefruit peel on the close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRINGS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shellfish, cured meats, grilled sardines or other oily fish, and light Portuguese \u003cem\u003epetiscos.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Niepoort","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44716074598466,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/1023\/4946\/files\/nat_cool.png?v=1786484240","url":"https:\/\/decantnapa.com\/products\/niepoort-drink-me-nat-cool-tinto-bairrada-portugal-2024-1l-copy","provider":"DECANT Napa Bottle Shop \u0026 Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}