REDOMA TINTO
Redoma red expresses the Douro character as we understand it: the edgy tannins represent the wilderness and the steepness of the vineyards, the strong character, results from the mountain hard viticulture, the mineral notes express the schist’s soils of the region, and the rich aroma, the sunny summer days. This was the first Douro wine produced by Niepoort in 1991, 20 years later many things have changed in Douro, but Redoma has kept its character. Produced from several north facing old vineyards over 60 years old, located in the Cima Corgo Region, the blends in the different vineyards include Tinta Amarela, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão, and several others.
TASTING NOTES
Dark in color. Red and black fruit aromas with plenty of plums, cherries notes and balsamic herbaceous aromas reminding the native Mediterranean flora. Strong mineral character with a wet stone aroma, very rich and complex. The palate is firm, supported by a good acidity and great tannic structure, soft, with present tannins, very long and persistent.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
PRODUCER
Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
REGION
Douro
SOIL TYPE
Schist
VINEYARDS
Several old vineyards with mixed varieties
AVERAGE VINE AGE
60-120 years
GRAPE VARIETIES
Tinta Amarela, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, and others
VINES PER HA
6000
PRUNING METHOD
Guyot and Royat
ALT. FROM SEA LEVEL
100-400
HARVEST PERIOD
September
HARVEST METHOD
Hand picked
MALOLACTIC
Cask
FERMENTATION
Stainless steel lagares
AGEING
21 months in French oak casks, 228l and 2000 L
DRY EXTRACT
28.9
RESIDUAL SUGAR
2.3
ALCOHOL
14
PH
3.62
TOTAL ACIDITY
5.27
VOLATILE ACIDITY
0.75
FREE SO2 AT BOTTLING
19
PRODUCTION
18 500 bottles
FOOD SUGGESTIONS
Spicy food, steak poivre, red meet, wild. Vegetarian suggestions: spicy dishes i.e. With mushroom.
