Ramilo Colheita Tinto 2018

Ramilo Family Wines are a fourth generation family run business near Lisbon. They have transitioned from being simple grape growers, to an estate wine producer. They also have some vineyards in a nearby region called Colares.

This is a modern, organic wine made from a blend of Aragonez, Touriga Nacional and Castelao. The Touriga and Aragonez provide punchy, punchy full flavours, but tis wine is super fresh due to the addition of Castelao. This addition has resulted in a wine with depth, pure berry fruits, and a fine elegance, making it very drinkable. It feels a little like a quality Portuguese Beaujolais style, if you can imagine such a thing!

The grapes are foot trodden in traditional granite lagars, they are fermented in stainless steel and bottled unfiltered and unfined. They are bottle in an ultra cool light bottle with a stencilled label, this saves on paper and does not require a plastic capsule, we like this forward thinking approach.