NV Ramos Pinto Quinta da Ervamoira 10 Year Old Tawny Port

95 POINTS

Richard Mayson - Decanter

From a beautifully located estate in the Douro Superior, this was shared with friends on my birthday in July last year, and it's a perfect summer Port: russet tawny with rich, ripe aromas and a backdrop of spicy caramel. Still fruit-driven on the palate, there's soft, ripe summer fruit and a lovely mellow texture spiced with a dusting of tannins, leading to a rich, voluptuous finish. Serve cool but don’t overchill.

92 POINTS

Wine Spectator

Redolent of cherry tart, dried black fig and plum pudding flavors, with accents of hazelnut. The fruity finish is loaded with Asian spice and dark chocolate notes.

92 POINTS

Wine Spectator

Lusciously spicy, with flavors that roll off the tongue, including butterscotch, dried apricot, spiced cherry and white pepper. The intensely creamy finish is filled with hazelnut and cocoa.

91 POINTS

Wine Spectator

This tawny offers a smoky aroma, followed by lithe flavors of salted almond, macaroon and cedar. Notes of red currant and sandalwood emerge on the fresh and refined finish.

91 POINTS

Wine Spectator

The toffee and mocha flavors are concentrated and powerful in this rich tawny. Deeply spiced, filled with hints of white chocolate and allspice midpalate, this delivers a plush finish filled with orange rind and glazed apricot notes.

91 POINTS

Wine Spectator

On the richer side, with notes of toasted sesame, toffee, singed caramel and toasted raisin bread. A plum pâte de fruit accent checks in on the finish, along with a light singed wood detail.

91 POINTS

Mark Squires - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The NV Quinta da Ervamoira Tawny RP 10 Year Old Port comes in at 106 grams per liter of residual sugar. This is the new 2015 bottling. Beautifully focused and balanced, this has fine mid-palate weight for the category and a complex medley of concentrated flavors on the finish. Quite gripping, it is beautifully done and rather impressive, while always remaining graceful and impeccably balanced. There is very respectable tension on the finish, too, that enlivens the wine. Taste this in isolation and you'll think my score is pretty stingy, but remember that there does need to be some headroom when we step up to the long-aged Tawny treasures. This may have been my favorite 10 Year Tawny this issue.

91 POINTS

Huon Hooke - The Real Review

Light brick-red/tawny colour. Nutty and savoury, not fruity at all - this wine has the beginnings of rancio character (from older blending material). Old leather chesterfields. Richer palate with good balance of sweet and savoury characters, long finish with warmth and resonance. Very smart wine. Has real tawny character.