Ramos Pinto Reserva Collector Port (75cl, 19%)

Ramos Pinto Reserva Collector Port is a reserve ruby port from Portugal's Douro Valley, produced by Ramos Pinto, founded in 1880. It uses Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca from Quinta da Ervamoira, Tinta Barroca from Quinta do Bom Retiro and a traditional field blend. Fermentation is arrested with grape brandy at 20%, then the wine ages about five years in large, well-used wooden vats and is bottled without fining, cold stabilisation or filtration. The nose has intensely ripe dried plum and fig, blackberry, raspberry and subtle earthiness. On the palate there is balanced sweetness, dried plum, fig, blueberry, dark cherry and earthy minerality, with a light-to-medium body. The finish is moderately long, with lingering dried fruit, faint tannic grip and a slightly textured mouthfeel.