Ramos Pinto Late Bottled Vintage Port

THE YEAR Generally speaking 2011 was marked by low rainfall and mild temperatures with the exception of late August and early September when very high temperatures were felt. Germination and flowering occurred two weeks earlier than in 2010 giving rise to great vegetative growth in late April early May. This advance continued throughout the summer and the harvest was brought forward to the beginning of August the first time in the history of Ramos Pinto that a harvest started so early. The wines have a deep colour with very intense elegant aromas. VINIFICATION The grapes from our Ervamoira and Bom Retiro quintas are harvested by hand in small containers and carried to the lagar where they were crushed by foot. Fermentation lasted about 3 to 5 days producing a wine with excellent extract. It was aged in Vila Nova de Gaia in casks of approximately 15 000 litres. The blend was made in January 2015 and bottled in April of the same year. The 2011 LBV is a traditional vintage wi