2019 Redoma Tinto
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The 2019 Redoma comes from 70-year-old vines overlooking the Douro River, a blend of Tinta Amarela, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Tinto Cão aged for 22 months in used wooden barrels. This is elegant on the nose, more floral than the Batuta. Morello cherries commingling with fireside hearth, camphor and light gravelly scents remind me of Pessac-Léognan. The palate is slightly more structured than expected, clean and delineated, focused with a dash of allspice and sage towards the finish that lingers tenderly in the mouth. The 2019 is deceptively approachable, yet it has enough substance to age well for over two decades. 23,000 bottles produced.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The grapes used for the Redoma Branco are from old vines (65–85 years) growing on the right bank of the Douro River, at an elevation of between 500 and 600 m on mica schist soils. Predominant grape varieties are Rabigato, Côdega do Larinho, Viosinho, Donzelinho and Gouveio. Alcoholic fermentation took place spontaneously, in 228-litre and 500-litre French oak barrels, where the wine also aged for 6 months. No malo. TA 5.6 g/l, pH 3.04. Stony, flinty, smoky citrus – grapefruit and lemon/lime. Just very slightly reductive but those aromas seem to be more to do with the varieties and the site, enhanced by the winemaking, no doubt. On the palate, unexpectedly grippy in texture, lean and sinewy but not thin, with a very very slight – and attractive – toasty/char flavour (but not oaky). Great freshness and precision and very long. The slightly chewy aftertaste is really delicious, adding depth to a light-bodied but intense wine. (JH)
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Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca/Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca, Tempranillo, Other
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