Porto Ruby Reserva Organic
- Fortified
- Red
- Field Blend
- Certified Organic
- Sweet
Winemaking Information
The fruit is hand harvested, partly destemmed and fermented in lagar. Fermentation is muted with 77% ABV grape brandy. The wine is aged in a variety of tonel and balseiro, the name for the tall wooden tanks from 3,000-60,000 liters with thick staves that slow down oxidation. It finishes at a modest 19.5% alcohol and sixty-nine grams per liter of residual sugar, in other words considerably drier and vinous than most Ruby Ports. The average age in bottle is two to three years before release.
SO2: During winemaking
Fining/Filtration: Unfined/Unfiltered
Vineyard Information
Appellation: Porto
Soil Composition: Schist
Farming: Organic (certified)
Fun Facts: Made with certified organic fruit from three different parcels from Class A land (Pousado, Barreiro and Serra Douro). Infantado is the only estate in the entire Douro to have only Class A land. Read about it in the article "Quinta do Infantado: The Terroir From A to E".
Thanks to importer Louis/Dressner for details above