Product Overview
The Ramos Pinto 30 Year Tawny Porto has a magnificent tawny color with orange tones. The bottom of the glass is bright, with traces of tawny-red that develop into a halo characteristic of old cask-aged wines. It has an admirably elegant aroma. At first, it is warm and charming. Aromas of vanilla and dry fruit and nuts immediately appear as the result of its aging process. Upon agitation of the glass, spicy aromas such as cinnamon and cocoa become prominent. It is satiny and long-lasting in the mouth. A taste of nuts such as almond and hazelnut is followed by a surprising and pleasant freshness produced by ethereal flavors, culminating in a taste of licorice.
Appellation: Douro DOC
Aging: Aged in oak for an average of 30 years and kept in-bottle for several months before release to market
Residual Sugar: 119.9 g/L
94 Points - Wine Advocate
"The NV Rp 30 Year Old Tawny Port was bottled in February 2018 with a bar-top cork and 140 grams of residual sugar. The winery produces around 5,500 liters per annum of this 30 Year (typically, they do not make a 40). On opening, it's all about the sweetness, but this is remarkably fresh and elegant. Although the sweet finish obscures the complexity at first, this typically is where you are most likely to get it in the Ramos Pinto lineup of tawnies, and eventually you do (particularly the next day). Once it shakes off the bottle slumber, this 30 Year Tawny demonstrates that it is also the most tightly wound and most intense of the winery's submissions this issue. That means that it is pretty fine, and in a great place. This is lovely and exciting, more or less along the lines of the last couple of releases that I saw." -MS, 2/28/19
94 Points - Wine Enthusiast
"Very concentrated and with great richness, this is a real meditation wine . Its intensity and old-wood character are magnificent and pronounced while never losing sight of the rich wine behind it. It can be drunk now." -RV, 2/1/19
93 Points - Wine Spectator
"Flattering in feel, with toffee, sesame, date and green tea notes in front of a plump dried peach and date core. A twinge of sandalwood through the finish adds some tension. Drink now. 130 cases imported." -JM, 12/31/18
