Niepoort Redoma Branco 2024
€ 20.80
| Producer | Niepoort |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Rabigato, Códega, Viosinho, Donzelinho, Dorinto |
| Ageing | Spontaneous fermentation and ageing in 228- and 500-litre French oak casks |
| Alcohol | 12%vol |
| Serving | 10-12°C |
| Drinking window | Up to 10 years after the harvest |
Redoma Branco 2024: fresh and restrained, with the minerality of mica-schist.
Tasting note
An exceptionally fresh, restrained character. A complex nose with subtle citrus and floral notes and the minerality of mica-schist soils. Silky, with excellent acidity that gives the wine a firm backbone. Light-footed, balanced and age-worthy, with a linear, dry and expressive finish.
The story
Redoma means ‘decanter’ or ‘glass dome’ in Portuguese. Dirk Niepoort chose the name for his first unfortified Douro wine: something timeless, pure and elegant, in keeping with his vision of wines that show the soul of the Douro, with freshness and balance.
The grapes come from old vines on the right bank of the Douro, at 400 to 600 m, mainly on mica-schist soils. After sorting, the fruit is gently pressed and the must settles for about 24 hours. Fermentation is spontaneous in 228- and 500-litre French oak casks, in which the wine also ages.
Food pairing
Delicious with baked fish, poultry and other white meat. Vegetarian: root vegetable dishes (turnip, sweet potato, beetroot), Caesar salad and cheese.
The producer
Niepoort was founded in 1842 in Vila Nova de Gaia and has belonged to the Dutch Van der Niepoort family for five generations. For more than a century it was a Port shipper without vineyards of its own. That changed when Dirk Niepoort joined his father Rolf in 1987: that year the family bought Quinta de Nápoles on the Tedo, in the Cima Corgo, followed by Quinta do Carril in 1988.
With the first Redoma in 1991 Niepoort became one of the pioneers of unfortified Douro wine, and a new winery was completed at Quinta de Nápoles in 2007. Dirk Niepoort also works in Bairrada, the Dão, Vinho Verde and the Mosel, and his son Daniel joined him at the helm in 2020. The Ports age in the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia.
Critics & Awards
4,1/5 Vivino (173 ratings)
