Text Olga Cardoso | Translation Teresa Calisto

We are facing a wine that has generated some controversy when it came out to the market. For some, it promptly rose to the point of the best Batuta ever. For others, it became a source of disagreements and disputes. Does the producer have the right to change the profile of a wine in this segment, with its status and such a long line of followers?

Well, it seems to me like a subject of great interest for a lively debate. There are arguments for both sides. As far as I know Dirk Niepoort and his passion for wines, dogmas and the status quo are certainly not determining factors. Without compromising quality, his customers’ loyalty is more rooted in the permanent search for differentiation, in the willingness to go further, wanting to do more and better and to experiment to the point of exhaustion, in a never ending search for Excellency.

This Batuta has proved himself more challenging and irreverent. Maybe a bit more restrained at the beginning, but with time in the glass it became looser and revealed its entire splendor. Fruit and barrel in perfect balance as was expected. Wild fruits. Blackberries and blueberries highlighted. The toast is light and very well integrated. Balsamic hints show up here and there. Earthy and resin feelings mark their presence.

All of this in a very well drafted registry, without harsh edges. Its acidity is perfect and the tannins, although present, are already very smooth and silky. Its longevity appears to be a certainty, as well as its character and enormous balance.

Make no mistake lovers of testosterone, you will not find your “promise land” in here. A wine that without losing power is also very elegant, full of vitality and blaze, a wine with great depth and an ending ad infinitum!

Contacts
Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
Rua Cândido dos Reis, 670
4400-071 Vila Nova de Gaia
Tel. (+351) 223 777 770
Fax. (+351) 223 320 209
Email: info@niepoort.pt
Site: www.niepoort-vinhos.com