Ramos Pinto 2007 Vintage Port

Description

Ramos Pinto 2007 Vintage Port in 75cl bottles. Ramos Pinto Vintage Port is a wine that is only produced in exceptional years. This delicate, complex wine may be enjoyed at a young age or when mature given its huge ageing potential.

Ramos Pinto: Established in 1880

Ramos Pinto was founded in 1880 by brothers Antonio and Adriano and has always had a pioneering spirit. In the early 20th century, it became noted for its innovative and enterprising commercial strategies, including the distinctive Art Nouveau advertising campaign. Ramos Pinto is run today by the heirs of these two energetic vintners: Jorge Rosas, Export Director and João Nicolau de Almeida, the oenologist who was responsible for officially identifying the five key grape varieties.

Purchase by Champagne Louis Roederer

In 1990, Ramos Pinto became part of the Champagne Louis Roederer group, which shares a similar family-owned history and has since enjoyed significant investment and further improvements in quality.

Ramos Pinot Quintas

Ramos Pinto Port wines are vinified at Quinta do Bom Retiro, one of four Quintas the company owns, along with Quinta da Urtiga, adjacent to Bom Retiro, Quinta da Ervamoira, in the far upper Douro, and Quinta dos Bons Ares, a cooler site with some of the highest vineyards in the Douro.

Premium Port Vineyards

Ramos Pinto enjoys the distinction of holding the largest proportion of vineyards in relation to its production, giving it a high degree of control over viticultural methods at harvest time. The House tends 187 hectares (460 acres) of prime vineyards in the Alto Corgo and Douro Superior areas of the famed Douro region, the mountainous valleys formed by the Douro River and its tributaries.

A Traditional Vinification

Grapes for the Ramos Vintage 1983 Vintage Port are trodden by foot in traditional stone lagares and 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.

2007 Vintage

From Ramos Pinto: “2007 was a dry year compared to the 30-year average. The main difference was the heavy precipitation in May and June during the vines’ greatest growth period and a sharp decrease in average temperatures throughout their life cycle. Bud burst occurred in early March within normal ranges.

At Ervamoira and Bom Retiro, flowering appeared between the third and fourth week of May under acceptable weather conditions and without causing blossom drop. A long and very sunny period preceding the harvest ensured an amazingly balanced fruit maturation which gave way to a harvest that
progressed under the most perfect conditions.”

Ramos Pinto 2007 Vintage Port Blend

Ramos Pinto 2007 Vintage Port is made from a blend of grapes: 55% Touriga Nacional, 35% Touriga Franca and 10% Tinta Roriz from old, established vineyards.

The wine is aged for 20 months in oak or chestnut vats before bottling. Residual sugar 75.9 g/L.

This Vintage Port should be decanted, read our Guide to Decanting Port.