Joao Portugal Ramos Reserva 2023

Vinho Regional Alentejano, Portugal

Wine Enthusiast 91 points, Best Buy! (on the 2021 vintage)

Joao Portugal Ramos is Portugal's most famous winemaker. Before he began making his own wines, he was a pioneering wine consultant widely considered Portugal’s Pierro Antinori or Emile Peynaud (The New York Times). In 1990, he decided it was time to start creating his own wine and he began planting vineyards in Alentejo around his new winery, Vila Santa. The winery practices Business Biodiversity. Sustainably produced from handpicked grapes.

“The wine is rich, finely textured and with solid tannins. The wine’s black fruits back up the ripe texture.”– Wine Enthusiast 91 points, Best Buy! (2021 vintage)

Ramos Reserva is a hand-crafted blend of native Alentejo grapes Trincadeira and Aragonez plus a touch of Syrah for added body. The fruit is sourced from 1,000-ft-high schist and limestone vineyards surrounding the J Portugal Ramos Vila Santa winery. Unoaked, it is fresh and fruity while maintaining a plush mouthfeel. Ruby red in color. This wine displays aromas of ripe red fruit and dried herbs. It is soft and robust with complex tannins. On the palate, the wine is spicy with a long finish.

Enjoy Ramos Reserva with sausage and peppers, herb-roasted lamb, or beef stew.