Niepoort is a family-owned Port house that has operated in the Douro Valley since 1842
under Morgan Twain-Peterson MW
coupled with their minimal-intervention winemaking—including whole-cluster fermentation and aging in concrete—has yielded a Carignan-Grenache blend with a defined structural profile
naturally fermented in cement
His wines maintain classic weight and integrity—dense
2024 Domaine Gour de Chaule, Cotes du Rhone, .30 La Vigneronne Cuvee_Archivio Niepoort is a family-owned PortDomaine Gour de Chaule has been based in Gigondas since 1900 and remains family run. La Vigneronne comes from organically farmed parcels in Vacqueyras and Viols, just outside Gigondas. The blend is roughly 90% Grenache, vinified with stems, which gives the wine more structure and grip than a simple fruit forward Ctes du Rhne. Vacqueyras brings a little altitude and freshness, while Viols adds the warmer southern Rhne profile: red fruit, garrigue,