TN: 2010 Niepoort Redoma Branco Reserva Douro

[Andy Velebil]

I recently was pulling some things from my long term offsite and found a case of this that I had no record of. I had to bought this on release based on the last time I was up in that storage locker. This was the second bottle in a few weeks I've opened and the notes are consistent. A dark straw yellow that is showing some oxidation. The palate also shows some light oxidation yet still has a lovely oily texture, pineapple, dried citrus and acidity. The finish picked up with about 2 hours of air and that air didn't adversely affect the palate. If you still have some I wouldn't hold them any longer due to the premature oxidation these have. However, they are still a nice wine if you don't mind a touch of oxidation...which I don't.
91 Points