Ramos Pinto Vintage Port 2015 Bom Retiro

€ 88.00

The 2015 Vintage Port Wine from Ramos Pinto has been described as, "A wine with attractive aromas, fruit and rockrose, a good body with a long peppery finish. A Vintage which will age for many years." (Ana Rosas, Master Blender). Only 8.000 bottles were produced.

The Vintage is made from a blend of grapes from old vines grown in the Quinta de Ervamoira (Douro Superior) and Quinta do Bom Retiro (Cima Corgo). Grapes from Quinta de Ervamoira produce powerful wines with great structure, fruit intensity and body. Flavours such as crystallised fig or plum are present in the wines, which will have silky tannins to support the ripe, concentrated fruit flavours. On the other hand, fruit harvested from Quinta do Bom Retiro provides extreme complexity, elegance and refinement. The Cima Corgo region is cooler than the Douro Superior, therefore Bom Retiro’s wines are fresher, with aromas of violets, cherry and apricot, supported with a savoury balsamic note.

The result of blending wines from the prestigious Quinta de Ervamoira and Quinta do Bom Retiro vineyards is a Vintage Port with exceptional concentration, complexity, balance and, above all, freshness.

Food pairing

Ideal after meals. Goes very well with strong cheeses such as, Stilton, Gorgonzola, Roquefort, blue cheeses and Portuguese Serra (Portuguese sheep cheese). It can also be served with fruit or chocolate desserts, and fits perfectly with a good cigar.

Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Barroca, Souzão, Tinto Cão, Tinta Amarela

2015 was an excellent year in the Douro, with a very dry growing season and lower than average rainfall. A dry winter was followed by an atypically warm spring, allowing grapes to ripen fully in time for harvest in late August.

Alcoholcontent

20%

Store & Serve

Store horizontally, at a constant temperature away from intense direct light. Because this wine is still ripening on the bottle, sediment can be formed with time, so that the wine has to be decanted for consumption.

After decanting, the wine will quickly reach its peak and is best consumed during the course of the day.

Drinking between 16º C - 18º C.

Critics & Awards

94/100 - Falstaff Tasted: Nov 2018

Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart kräuterwürzig unterlegte Dörrpflaumennuancen, kandierte Orangenzesten, etwas Nougat. Mittlere Komplexität, reife Herzkirschen, präsente Tannine, schokoladiger Touch, bleibt haften, dunkle Beeren und etwas Honig im Nachhall, verfügt über gutes Entwicklungspotenzial. Peter Moser

19/20 - Jancis Robinson Tasted: Sep 2017. When to drink: 2020 to 2050

93/100 - Wine Spectator Tasted: Dec 2017

92/100 - Wine & Spirits Magazine Tasted: Dec 2017

Tags: Ramos Pinto - Douro