Ladredo
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled pork chops, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Ladredo is a remarkable collaborative project born from the friendship and shared vision of Dirk Niepoort and Pedro Rodríguez of Adega Guímaro. This red wine is sourced from the steep, slate-strewn terraces of the Amandi subregion in Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, where 'heroic viticulture' is practiced on dizzying slopes overlooking the Sil River. The blend typically pairs Mencía with the rare, structured Brancellao grape. Fermented with 100% whole clusters and foot-trodden in traditional fashion, the wine is aged in old French oak barrels. The result is a highly expressive, mineral-driven red that beautifully marries Portuguese winemaking sensitivity with the wild, Atlantic-influenced terroir of Galicia, showing notes of dark red fruit, slatey minerality, and wild herbs.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1842 by Franciscus Marius van der Niepoort, Niepoort has evolved from a venerable family-run Port shipper into one of the most visionary and influential forces in Portuguese viticulture. Guided by fifth-generation iconoclast Dirk Niepoort alongside his son Daniel, the estate has redefined Douro winemaking by championing terroir-driven, lower-alcohol dry table wines alongside monumental fortified expressions. Sourcing fruit from steep, schistose terraces in the Cima Corgo as well as granitic and clay-limestone soils across Dão, Bairrada, Vinho Verde, and the volcanic slopes of Pico, viticulture prioritizes biodiversity, old field blends, and biodynamic principles. Winemaking emphasizes minimal cellar intervention, whole-bunch fermentations, and traditional foot-treading in granite lagares. Celebrated benchmarks span legendary, ethereal Colheitas and Vintage Ports to nuanced dry still icons such as Redoma, Batuta, Charme, and Quinta de Baixo’s Gonçalves Faria, all defined by remarkable mineral tension, textural finesse, and age-worthy elegance.