Niepoort Moscatel Docil Ron Ron 2018
€ 13.55
| Producer | Niepoort |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Moscatel Galego |
| Ageing | 90% old casks, 10% new French oak |
| Alcohol | 9%vol |
| Serving | 8-10°C |
Docil Ron Ron 2018: a fresh Moscatel Galego at just 9% alcohol.
Tasting note
Crystalline yellow, with a clear Moscatel aroma, floral notes and harmonious tropical fruit. Fresh and delicate on the palate, with a very lively finish. Delicious young, but also worth keeping a few bottles in the cellar.
The story
The grapes are picked just before full ripeness to keep acidity high, and vinified in lagares without destemming. 90% ages in old casks (pipas), 10% in new French oak.
Food pairing
As an aperitif, with Asian-inspired dishes such as tempura and curry, vegetarian dishes and tropical fruit desserts.
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.