Senior Tawny wine spends most of its aging in small barrels at the Niepoort lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia. The small barrels allow for gentle, light contact with air through the pores of the wood, which results in a slow oxidation process over the years.

The Senior Tawny comes from low yielding vineyards in the Cima Corgo region of the Douro Valley. The grapes are predominantly crushed in lagares, before aging in small old oak barrels in our lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia.