REDOMA BRANCO
Redoma Branco comes from small vineyards with more than 40 years old, planted with many different varieties, the most important are rabigato, codega do larinho, arinto, gouveio, boal and viosinho. These special vines tend to offer delicate and mineral wines with great complexity.
REDOMA WHITE
Redoma Branco comes from small vineyards with more than 40 years old, planted with many different varieties, the most important are rabigato, codega do larinho, arinto, gouveio, boal and viosinho. These special vines tend to offer delicate and mineral wines with great complexity. These vineyards are planted in high altitudes, between 400 and 700 meters, in mica slate soils, on the right side of Douro River. The final result it’s an impressive wine, with great intensity, freshness and minerality.
TASTING NOTES
Redoma white have more intense aroma, with complex fruit notes of lemon, orange and apricot, more rich than in previous editions is also showing strong wet stone character contributing for the persistent mineral character. The palate is very firm, with great complexity and freshness thanks to the higher content of malic acid. The fruit character combines with the white flowers notes, and the almond and nuts aromas. Redoma white is very intense and persistent in the palate, with great ageing potential.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
PRODUCER
Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A.
REGION
Douro
SOIL TYPE
Schist
VINEYARDS
Cima Corgo
AVERAGE VINE AGE
40-80 years
GRAPE VARIETIES
Rabigato, Codega, , Viosinho, Arinto and others
VINES PER HA
5000
PRUNING METHOD
Guyot and Royat
ALT. FROM SEA LEVEL
400-700
HARVEST PERIOD
September
HARVEST METHOD
Hand picked
MALOLACTIC
None
FERMENTATION
French oak casks
AGEING
10 month in French Oak Casks (228 L)
DRY EXTRACT
17.2
RESIDUAL SUGAR
2
ALCOHOL
13
PH
3.32
TOTAL ACIDITY
4.3
VOLATILE ACIDITY
0.5
FREE SO2 AT BOTTLING
9
