2021 Niepoort Napoles Bastardo, Douro, Portugal La Spinona Umbria Bianco: A white wine

Umbria Bianco: A white wine produced from Grachetto

after which point it is racked and aged six months in cement and given an additional year of rest in bottle before release

He does not punch down the reds or use batonnage for the whites and he rarely racks the wines

but the wine is generous and drinkable with juicy flavors of black cherry and plum

2021 Niepoort Napoles Bastardo, Douro, Portugal La Spinona Umbria Bianco: A white wineBastardo is a grape variety which can be found in the old vineyards of the Douro Valley. Known as Trousseau in the French Jura region, it is a variety which has a short growth cycle, ripens early, and is normally used for increasing sugar levels in the musts produced from grapes growing in colder areas. The idea behind this Bastardo was to try to tame the rustic character of the variety and to tease out its elegant and fresh side. Niepoort