Color: Beautiful violet shades still opaque as the wine is in its first stages of maturation. Nose: Elegant floral notes with hints of rose and black cherry. Palate: Smooth, well-balanced attack. Robust tannins endow the wine with hints of ripe fruit, showing plenty of promise for good aging. Serving Suggestions: This wine is best served after standing upright for at least two hours and decanted. Best served with cheese at the end of a meal. The 1997 vintage is a wine of complete ripeness, good acidity, tannin and concentration. The growing season consisted of a sunny winter, adverse weather in spring, and favorable, sunny growing conditions in summer. While there were some weather difficulties, Ramos-Pinto fared well. The 1997 vintage will start to reach maturity in 10-15 years (12 x 75 cl)
Region:
Portugal, Douro, Oporto
Producer:
Adriano Ramos Pinto
Product ID:
9138
RamosPinto1997 Vintage Port
Description: The Casa RamosPinto Port Wines are prepared in the modern vinification centres at the Quinta dos Bons Ares and the Quinta do Bom Retiro, but in the case of special category wines the grapes are trodden in the traditional wine cellars as this age-old technique allows for the juice of the fruit to be extracted more efficiently and less violently. After having concluded the first steps of vinification, the wines are transported to the historical wine cellars at Vila Nova de Gaia, where they undergo a long ageing process. Exceptional deep colour with bluish highlights with complex mixed aromas which resemble the taste of red fruit jams such as ripe plum or berry, with hints of chocolate and pepper. In the mouth, it is elegant and very well structured, full-bodied and fruity. The firm tannins provide it with great potential for ageing. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £585.33
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Adriano RamosPinto 1995 Vintage Port
Description: A deep purple in color, with intense and lively aromas of pepper, cedar and cinnamon. Smooth and silky in the mouth, with initial flavors of black currant, red currant and clove, followed by ripe fruit and chocolate notes. The wine has a strong attack and dense tannins that give the wine excellent structure. Perfect balance and persistence make this a remarkable vintage. Origin: Exclusively from Ramos-Pinto quintas: 80% from Ervamoira , where the mature grapes provide excellent structure, and 20% from Bom Retiro , providing aroma and finesse. Varietals: 60% Touriga Nacional, contributing elegance, soft tannins and beautiful color. Fermentation: Macerated in the traditional way in concrete lagars, crushed with the feet to obtain maximum body and color. Aging: Two years in oak cask. Bottled in 1997 (6 x 75 cl) Price: £247.42
