Duas Quintas Douro DOC - Ramos Pinto

In the glass, the Duas Quintas Douro from Ramos Pinto offers a dense ruby red color. This Ramos Pinto red wine reveals all kinds of blackberries, violets and sour cherries on the nose. As if that wasn't already impressive, the ageing in large wooden barrels adds further aromas such as leather.

On the palate, the Duas Quintas Douro from Ramos Pinto opens pleasantly aromatic, fruity and balanced. On the tongue, this powerful red wine is characterized by an incredibly dense and fleshy texture. The moderate fruit acidity gives the Duas Quintas Douro a soft mouthfeel without lacking freshness. On the finish, this red wine from the Douro & Porto wine-growing region impresses with its considerable length. Once again, there are hints of violets and sour cherry. Mineral notes from the slate and granite-dominated soils are added to the finish.

Vinification of the Duas Quintas Douro from Ramos Pinto

The basis for the powerful Duas Quintas Douro from Portugal are grapes from the Tempranillo, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional and Trincadeira Preta grape varieties. In Douro & Porto, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of slate and granite. Due to the moderating influence of the nearby river, the grapes ripen more slowly and develop more aromatic depth. The grapes for this red wine from Portugal are harvested exclusively by hand once optimum ripeness has been ensured. After hand-picking, the grapes are immediately taken to the winery. Here they are selected and carefully crushed. Fermentation then takes place in stainless steel tanks and large wooden barrels at controlled temperatures. Fermentation is followed by maturation on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally bottled.

Dining recommendations for the Duas Quintas Douro from Ramos Pinto

This red wine from Portugal is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It goes perfectly with fried trout with ginger and pear, baked sheep's cheese parcels or spaghetti with caper and tomato sauce.