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Wine Description
The Story
Redoma is like the Douro, with character and strong personality: a wine with great structure, fine tannins and huge persistence. Redoma is produced from several vineyards located in Cima Corgo Region. These are over 60 year old vineyards mainly north facing where we can find a typical field blend of Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela and Tinto Cão. At Niepoort we feel Redoma is the perfect Douro ambassador.
Wine Information
2008 was an excellent year for the Douro wine region. Rain, during spring and beginning of summer, allowed the soil to maintain good water levels until harvest. On another hand, low yields, due mainly to rain during flowering season, were very important to obtain quality fruit with great acidity and balanced sugar contents.
The harvest occurred in September. After careful selection in the vineyards and the winery, the grapes were fermented without stems, partially in stainless steel small vats with long maceration and partially in traditional stone lagares where the grapes were gently foot treaded. The wine aged in French oak barrels for 20 months, where malolactic fermentation occurred.
TASTING NOTES
Dark color. Complex and subtle aromas: black plums and spice notes, mineral earthy character and intense aromas of native bush plants from Douro Valley. Plenty of character. The palate is very well defined, with vibrant acidity and well integrated tannic structure; the fruit is present, strong mineral character, powerful but with an appealing freshness, very long and persistent. With great ageing potential.
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