Ramos Pinto Quinta do Bom Retiro 2018 Vintage Port

Description

Ramos Pinto Quinta do Bom Retiro 2018 Vintage Port is a Single Quinta vintage Port. Quinta do Bom Retiro is only produced in exceptional years from the best plots on the Bom Retiro estate.

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. 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 Pinto enjoys the distinction of holding the largest proportion of vineyards in relation to its production, giving them a high degree of control over viticultural methods at harvest time. 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.

The estate Quinta do Bom Retiro estate dates back to 1789 when Queen D. Maria I included the Quinta in the Feitoria Demarcated Region. With a total of 110 hectares, 64 planted to vines with an average age of 40 years, the Quinta has a long history of producing exceptional vintage port.

Ramos Pinto Quinta do Bom Retiro 2018 Vintage Port is a blend of Touriga Nacional 53%, Touriga Franca 29%, Sousao 10% and Field Blend Old Vines 8%. After harvest, the grapes are crushed by foot in granite lagares, followed by a grape fermentation process which lasts around four to five days. The fermentation is stopped by the addition of 20% spirit. Lastly, the wine is racked. It does not undergo any hot or cold treatment or filtration.