The 2010 REDOMA RESERVA Branco is from high altitude vineyards and is a typical old vines blend (very old, with average vine age of 80+ years, the winery says), aged in French oak for 9 months and vinified without maloactic fermentation. This shows its oak a touch more, at least early on, than the regular Branco did. It shows more finesse and elegance, but perhaps less solidity. Just when you think this remarkably graceful wine is giving up, you find it lingering on the finish, quite delightfully at that. The more you drink this, the more you will want to, but this is a year in which the regular Branco competes quite well. There were 13,050 bottles produced. Drink now-2016. Niepoort's output, largely from old vines and high altitude, always has a certain refinement and elegance in common, even in the biggest vintages. It is an interesting aspect of this warm weather wine region. In 2009, a big vintage for most of the rest of the region, the reds seem generally restrained and quite crisp, a little eccentric compared to the typical Douro output in this year. Normally, I feel Niepoort does extremely well in the bigger vintages. This year, I am less sure. Importers: Martine's Wines, Inc., Novato, CA.; tel: (415) 883-0400; except in New York/New Jersey: Eric Solomon, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565.