Niepoort "Lagar de Baixo" Bairrada Baga 2021

Wine Advocate : 93 Points

(1/15/2026) The destemmed grapes fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts, and the wine matured in 2,500-liter oak vats for 22 months. It has a pale, translucent ruby color that is clean and bright. It's easy to drink and has fine tannins, without the concentration and tannins of the older vines (but this comes from vines of around 40 years of age) and has the chalkiness of the limestone soils. It makes you salivate and want to drink more. It has 12% alcohol, vibrant freshness and purity of flavors. Drink Date: 2024 - 2030.

James Suckling : 94 Points

(12/17/2024) This Lagar de Baixo, the entry-level wine that Niepoort makes in Bairrada, opens up with blackberries, violets, stones and a subtle earthy note. The palate is medium-bodied and really supple, with silky tannins, tender fruit and an ethereal finish. Drink now or hold.

Wine Spectator : 91 Points

(2/28/2026) A fresh, graceful red, with real mineral drive. This is bright and salty on the palate, with accents of iron, leather and woodsy spices to the macerated black raspberry, mandarin orange peel and black tea leaf notes. Fine, taut tannins firm the finish. Drink now through 2031. 800 cases made, 100 cases imported.