Duas Quintas Tinto Douro

We suggest pairing it with dishes such as stews, cheese raclette, chicken muamba (chicken curry) to which it will provide freshness.

Duas Quintas of the name refers to the two Ramos Pinto Douro vineyards where the grapes for this wine are grown. The hotter Quinta de Ervamoira produces ripe rich flavoured fruit while the high altitude Quinta dos Bons Ares adds freshness and balance.

After the malolactic fermentation in vats, 25% of the wine aged in French oak casks for 12 months and the remaining aged in stainless steel vats. The wine was bottled 18 months later.

The grapes are harvested by hand in 150-kilo boxes, crushed and de-stemmed, and then fermented in stainless steel vats where the temperature never exceeded 25 degrees. The grapes macerated for the period of time needed to obtain a wine with the desired body and structure.

Founded by Adriano Ramos Pinto in 1880 Casa Ramos Pinto rapidly became noted at the time for its innovative and enterprising strategy. Associated with quality bottled wines it began operating on the Brazilian market in the early 20th century and quickly became responsible for half of the wine exported to South America whilst it was still conquering generations of loyal customers in Portugal and Europe. These were the natural results of a forward thinking strategy based on the modernisation of selection batching and ageing circuits and the special care which Adriano Ramos Pinto devoted to the packaging and promotion of his wines. Aware that the quality of its wines were confined to the earth of the wine producing Douro Casa Ramos Pinto meticulously studied this Demarcated Region and eventually became the owners of a number of estates with very special characteristics. The objective was to ensure the control and quality of the whole production process. By perfecting its wines Ramos Pinto created unique nectars with its own signature. In 1990 Casa Ramos Pinto became part of the Roederer Group whose history has identical characteristics. The qualities that gave fame to Casa Ramos Pinto now took on an international dimension.