NIEPOORT REDOMA RED 2011  |
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| | | Item: | 694919    | | Size: | 750 mL (25.4 oz) | | Type: | 2011 VINTAGES | | Release Date: | 2015-09-03 | | Producer: | Niepoort & Ca, Lda. | | Location: | Portugal - Douro | | Price: | $51.00
Price History | | Style: | Red Wine
Medium-bodied & Fruity | | Alcohol: | 13.5% | | Varietal: | Red Blend | | Sugar Code: | XD (4.0 g/L) | | Rating: | 94 | | Cellar: | 2033 |
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The 2011 Redoma is one of Niepoort's iconic labels. Typically one of my favorite Niepoort labels, this is firing on all burners this year, a big success in this vintage and a short-list candidate for best Redoma Tinto yet. An old-vines (70+ years) field blend, it was aged for 27 months in wood (the first 12 months in used, 1,000-liter French oak barrels; the rest in used, large capacity, up to 12,000-liter, tonels). Coming in at just 13.5% alcohol, it seems quite graceful in its general structure and mid-palate. Yet, while controlled in every respect, it is still tightly wound and brilliantly focused, with a fresh feel and a crisp, delicious ending. This is not a fruit bomb, by any means, but it has fine fruit, too, and that very tasty conclusion. It's also a wine that should become more and more complex as it ages, which it should do effortlessly despite early approachability. It needs a couple of years to settle down. Then, while it never will be the showiest wine around, it's g |
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