TN: 2020 Niepoort Nat'Cool Drink Me Douro Red

[Stewart T.]

• 2020 Niepoort Nat'Cool Drink Me Douro Red - Portugal (4/19/2022)
  This is a new "category" of wine championed by Dirk Niepoort. To be Nat'Cool, a wine must align to a set of "rules" (though to be fair, rule #1 is "There are no rules"). However, Nat'Cool wines "should" be produced using natural or low-intervention methods, be low in alcohol, be terroir-driven and be affordable. Affordable drinkability is the name of the game here. The "Drink Me" is produced from Grenache Old Vines from Navarro. It is pale red in color, and the nose shows cherry, herbal, and fresh cut flowers notes. There is nice acidity and freshness on the palate, with some nice spicy notes on the long finish.

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