Ramos Pinto Adriano White Reserva Port

Description

Ramos Pinto Adriano White Reserva Port is a superb white Port. White Port is pretty much made in exactly the same way as a normal red Port except that it is made using only white grapes.

Ramos Pinto, Since 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.

Acquired 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.

Vineyards

Ramos Pinto holds the largest proportion of vineyards in relation to its production, giving it a high degree of control over viticultural methods and harvest timing. The house tends 187 hectares of prime vineyards in the Alto Corgo and Douro Superior areas of the famed Douro region, the mountainous valley formed by the Douro River and its tributaries.

Traditional White Port Vinification

Ramos Pinto Adriano White Reserva Port is made from a blend of white grapes (Codega, Malvasia Fina, Viosinho and Rabigato) from the Douro. Only the finest white grapes are hand-picked, and the vinification technique is traditional with partial skin maceration. The wine is fortified and then aged in oak barrels for seven years in Ramos Pinto’s cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia.

Thanks to the extended skin contact and wood ageing, Adriano Ramos-Pinto’s white ports are richer and more complex than most other white Ports.