Viuva José Gomes da Silva & Filhos
Reserva Tinto Collares Ramisco
Colares, Lisboa, Portugal
Outstanding color given the age. Still quite ruby at the core. Palate is sanguine. Beef blood, smoke, and salty olives. A really wild ride. 650ml bottle.
Outstanding color given the age. Still quite ruby at the core. Palate is sanguine. Beef blood, smoke, and salty olives. A really wild ride. 650ml bottle.
Mar 21st, 2023Shockingly youthful—most who tasted blind guessed 15-20 years old. Earthy, tart cherry, black tea, smokey BBQ, sea salt. Really fun to try having tasted (and loved) more recent vintages
Shockingly youthful—most who tasted blind guessed 15-20 years old. Earthy, tart cherry, black tea, smokey BBQ, sea salt. Really fun to try having tasted (and loved) more recent vintages
Oct 29th, 2018A unique nose of rye bread, BBQ sauce, anise, cherry fruit, and tar. Harvested just after Santana took the stage at Woodstock.
A unique nose of rye bread, BBQ sauce, anise, cherry fruit, and tar. Harvested just after Santana took the stage at Woodstock.
1 person found it helpfulMay 1st, 2015A great matured and aged wine lost much freshness but nice complexity and focused ripe fruits, savoury and nice tannins - Colares is a surviving appellation, hard conditions, sandy soil and ungrafted plats - a little magic of very fair price for aged wines 😃👍
A great matured and aged wine lost much freshness but nice complexity and focused ripe fruits, savoury and nice tannins - Colares is a surviving appellation, hard conditions, sandy soil and ungrafted plats - a little magic of very fair price for aged wines 😃👍
Dec 10th, 2014
This is the third (and last) bottle of 1969 we’ve tried in the past 5 years, and the first starting to show some clear decline, with a green asparagus note that shows on the palate and into the medium-long finish, but still, 55-year-old Ramisco?!?! Wow!
This is the third (and last) bottle of 1969 we’ve tried in the past 5 years, and the first starting to show some clear decline, with a green asparagus note that shows on the palate and into the medium-long finish, but still, 55-year-old Ramisco?!?! Wow!
Apr 8th, 2024
Medium garnet , terracotta with medium terracotta rim . Quite a lot of furniture polish , balsamic spice , red fruited sous bois , herbal touches . On the palate more cherry fruit, with that slightly volatile balsamic spice and a very strong mineral , salty marine finish . Fresh acidity , medium bodied with quite gritty tannins . Very unique , really surprisingly enjoyable . Long on the palate. Obviously mature , but who know how long this can continue on for ! Now and over next 10 -15 years .
Medium garnet , terracotta with medium terracotta rim . Quite a lot of furniture polish , balsamic spice , red fruited sous bois , herbal touches . On the palate more cherry fruit, with that slightly volatile balsamic spice and a very strong mineral , salty marine finish . Fresh acidity , medium bodied with quite gritty tannins . Very unique , really surprisingly enjoyable . Long on the palate. Obviously mature , but who know how long this can continue on for ! Now and over next 10 -15 years .
Mar 27th, 2024Dark ruby-purple color, definitely shows a little VA, but this is so complex and shows aromas and flavors I’m struggling to identify, there is a subtle “foxy” aroma I associate with Native American hybrid grapes, very long finish, great wine!!
Dark ruby-purple color, definitely shows a little VA, but this is so complex and shows aromas and flavors I’m struggling to identify, there is a subtle “foxy” aroma I associate with Native American hybrid grapes, very long finish, great wine!!
Dec 29th, 2023Deep, exuberant nose with scents of cherry, damp earth and hints of wood and balsamic and medicinal notes. Light-bodied, red fruit and minerals. Savory, complex, lively tannins and incredible freshness for a 53 year old wine (1969 vintage). Vibrant acidity and elegant length.
Deep, exuberant nose with scents of cherry, damp earth and hints of wood and balsamic and medicinal notes. Light-bodied, red fruit and minerals. Savory, complex, lively tannins and incredible freshness for a 53 year old wine (1969 vintage). Vibrant acidity and elegant length.
Apr 2nd, 2022
Champignons, balsamiques, sous-bois, notes tertiaires , tannins fondus mais une bouche douce, fine et agréable. 90-91
Mushrooms, balsamic and tertiary notes, silky texture, but still enough freshness and balance to make it enjoyable.
Champignons, balsamiques, sous-bois, notes tertiaires , tannins fondus mais une bouche douce, fine et agréable. 90-91
Mushrooms, balsamic and tertiary notes, silky texture, but still enough freshness and balance to make it enjoyable.
OK, this is 50+ year old Ramisco from Collares (note old spelling with 2 “ll”), grown in the SAND west of Lisbon, leather, earthy, just amazingly complex, balanced, with an incredible finish, a hand-carried bottle purchased at the winery 1 year ago, no way one smells and tastes this incredible Ramisco and (blind) would guess it’s a 1969 vintage, just incredible!!!
OK, this is 50+ year old Ramisco from Collares (note old spelling with 2 “ll”), grown in the SAND west of Lisbon, leather, earthy, just amazingly complex, balanced, with an incredible finish, a hand-carried bottle purchased at the winery 1 year ago, no way one smells and tastes this incredible Ramisco and (blind) would guess it’s a 1969 vintage, just incredible!!!
Feb 7th, 2020