Considered the elite of Ports, Vintage is an exceptional wine made from the grapes of a single harvest. It is produced only 3-4 times per decade. The main grape varieties used are Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca. Harvested by hand, the grapes are traditionally crushed in lagares (stone vats), the juices fermented and mutated (adding brandy) before the wines are aged for 24 months in oak and chestnut barrels. They are then bottled and rested in the cellar for at least 5 years. The Extraordinaire ageing capacity is up to 100 years
This Vintage 2000 has a dark color with bluish highlights. The nose is complex, an explosion of stewed red fruits, blackberry, black cherry and plum, sprinkled with dark chocolate and pepper. The palate is elegant and structured, fleshy, concentrated and incredibly fresh. The finish is velvety, intense and bewitching. Like all great wines, it will benefit from a two-hour decanting.
This 2000 Vintage Porto from Maison Ramos Pinto is perfect for the end of a meal and, more than anything, with great cheeses such as English Stilton, Italian Gorgonzola and, of course, Portuguese Queijo Serra da Estrela. And for cigar lovers, a Jamaican Puro accompanied by a Blue Montain coffee from the same island.
