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Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 10 YearsRamos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 10 Years Tawny Port, Portugal Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 10 Years laat mooi zien waarom gerijpte tawny port zo aantrekkelijk is: deze wijn combineert afgeronde rijpingstonen met nog altijd herkenbaar fruit en opvallend veel balans. De blend heeft een gemiddelde leeftijd van 10 jaar en is nauw verbonden aan Quinta de Ervamoira, een herkomst die binnen Ramos Pinto bekendstaat om concentratie, structuur en precisie.
Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 10 Years Tawny Port, Portugal
Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 10 Years laat mooi zien waarom gerijpte tawny port zo aantrekkelijk is: deze wijn combineert afgeronde rijpingstonen met nog altijd herkenbaar fruit en opvallend veel balans. De blend heeft een gemiddelde leeftijd van 10 jaar en is nauw verbonden aan Quinta de Ervamoira, een herkomst die binnen Ramos Pinto bekendstaat om concentratie, structuur en precisie. Dat levert een tawny op met diepte, souplesse en een heel verzorgd, klassiek profiel.
Wijngaarden en regio
De herkomst van deze tawny ligt in een van de meest markante delen van de Douro.
- Ligging / Herkomst: Quinta de Ervamoira ligt in de Douro Superior, op de linkeroever van de Douro bij de plek waar de Côa in de rivier uitkomt. Dat is een warm en droog deel van de Douro waar druiven veel rijpheid en concentratie kunnen opbouwen.
- Hoogte: Het domein omvat 223 ha en strekt zich uit van 110 tot 340 m hoogte. Die spreiding geeft Ramos Pinto veel ruimte om verschillende percelen en rijpingsniveaus in de blend te verwerken.
- Bodem: De wijngaarden zijn aangeplant op schist, de klassieke ondergrond van grote Douro-wijnen. Die bodem houdt warmte vast en draagt bij aan de structuur en intensiteit van het fruit.
- Klimaat & invloeden: Douro Superior kent zeer hete, droge zomers en koude winters, met weinig neerslag over het jaar. Dat zorgt voor kleine, geconcentreerde druiven met veel smaak.
- Wijngaard: Op Quinta de Ervamoira staan de wijnstokken verticaal aangeplant in plaats van op de gebruikelijke horizontale terrassen. Die ruimere afstand tussen de stokken geeft minder fruit per plant en meer concentratie in het uiteindelijke fruit.
Vinificatie en rijping
De opbouw van deze tawny draait volledig om de kunst van blenden en laten rijpen.
- Vinificatie: Deze tawny wordt samengesteld uit hoogwaardige wijnen van Quinta de Ervamoira, waarbij verschillende oogstjaren samenkomen in 1 blend. De jongere componenten houden de wijn stevig en fris, terwijl de oudere delen extra gelaagdheid en die typische gerijpte tawny-complexiteit toevoegen.
- Rijping / Houtopvoeding: Juist die langere rijping zorgt voor meer afronding, een zachtere textuur en meer diepte in geur en smaak. Daardoor ontstaat een mooie balans tussen fruit, houtinvloed en de warme stijl die bij tawny hoort.
- Alcoholpercentage: Met 19,5% alcohol heeft deze port de warmte en draagkracht die passen bij een serieuze 10 years old tawny, terwijl de wijn mooi in evenwicht blijft.
Druivensamenstelling
De blend is opgebouwd uit klassieke Douro-rassen die uitstekend werken in gerijpte tawny port.
- Touriga Nacional – Douro: Touriga Nacional geeft de blend extra diepte en aromatische intensiteit.
- Touriga Francesa – Douro: Touriga Francesa brengt souplesse en helpt de wijn elegant over het palet te lopen.
- Tinto Cão – Douro: Tinto Cão ondersteunt de structuur en draagt bij aan de frisse lijn in de blend.
- Tinta Barroca – Douro: Tinta Barroca geeft extra ronding en rijp fruit aan het geheel.
Proefnotities en serveertips
Oranjerood in het glas, met een lichte groenige toets die mooi past bij zijn gerijpte stijl. In de neus opent hij rond en genereus, met aroma’s van sinaasappel, abrikoos, pruim, vanille en oude portvaten. In de mond blijft het fruit nog duidelijk aanwezig, gedragen door goede structuur en een mooie balans tussen fruit, alcohol en een frisse finale.
- Serveertemperatuur: 14–18 °C werkt hier het best, omdat dat bereik zowel de aromatische diepte als de balans tussen fruit, warmte en rijping mooi laat uitkomen.
- Gerechten: Wildgerechten, kaassoufflé, Serra en andere romige, vettere kazen, plus chocoladedesserts sluiten hier bijzonder goed op aan.
Bekroningen
- 93/100, Wine & Spirits (2011): Een indrukwekkende score die het niveau van deze tawny krachtig bevestigt.
- 92/100, Decanter (2018): Toegekend door Richard Mayson, een sterke internationale beoordeling voor een gerijpte tawny met duidelijke klasse.
- 92/100, Wine & Spirits (2015, 2016): Een hoge en constante waardering die de kwaliteit van deze wijn mooi onderstreept.
- 92/100, Wine Spectator (2012): Beoordeeld door Kim Marcus, een overtuigende score voor een port met mooie balans en diepgang.
- 91/100, Wine Spectator (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018): Beoordeeld door Kim Marcus en James Molesworth, wat laat zien dat deze tawny over meerdere jaren sterk en constant wordt gewaardeerd.
- 4,1 sterren, Vivino: Een uitstekende waardering die laat zien dat deze tawny ook bij liefhebbers breed in de smaak valt.
Meer informatie over Ramos Pinto
Ramos Pinto werd opgericht in 1880 en groeide uit tot een van de grote namen van Porto en Douro. Het huis staat bekend om zijn sterke focus op eigen wijngaarden, onderzoek en een duidelijke koppeling tussen terroir en stijl, iets waar Quinta de Ervamoira een perfect voorbeeld van is. Juist die combinatie van traditie, precisie en herkomst maakt deze 10 Years Tawny zo overtuigend.
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great resource for high school parents
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A terrific book -- on many levels. It is, first, a series of excellent suspense stories, with vivid characterizations of the students seeking admission to Wesleyan. The author found some fascinating students to follow, with the result that the reader really cares what happens to them. Even more important -- especially to someone about to embark on the college hunt -- he provides an invaluable insight into how the admissions process works. The admissions game, I now realize thanks to this splendid tale, is a crazy-quilt mixture: at Wesleyan, at least, the process focuses on the individual, quirks and all, far more than I imagined. At the same time, the process comes off as frighteningly random -- with so much depending on which admissions officer reads the application, and what that person focuses on in the few minutes available. The book is also a vivid reminder that admissions officers are people, too -- people of infinite variety.
So it was a pleasure to read -- and it will also prove immensely useful to parents. One common theme kept repeating: take the hard courses, even if it means lower grades. Another: having a passion is a real plus, but the rest of the record can't be a disaster. But those are just the beginning.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2003
★★★★★ 4
Very accurate view of admission (I worked there); compelling read, enlightening even for people who think they already know
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I was a Senior Interviewer during my senior year at Wesleyan 1981 and so I worked with many of the main characters in the book. Although the book describes a later time period it rang entirely true to me. The volume of applications...the controlled chaos...the searching for a hook or a champion for an application was very familiar.
At least at Wes it seemed (and seems) that unless one's application has some unusual feature that the school is looking for that year (a particular athlete or a particular musician or a particular tough background that was overcome) the road to admission will be challenging.
An area that did surprise me was the emphasis on the family of the applicant...and the degree to which an applicant was held to a higher standard if their parents were deemed to be college fluent. I guess this makes sense and actually provides a leveling of the playing field but it was surprising none the less.
It may also be surprising to some that these days you don't just need to convince the gatekeepers that you could be successful at the school..you must also show how your presence would enhance the school. This is of course an enormous burden for most teenagers.
Like it or not this is the reality at many "top" schools. If you or your child is applying to college you owe it to yourself to read this book....either to understand the game or to make an informed decision not to play.
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What is better? The overachieving 6 or underachieving 8?
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First, let me say that I thought that this was an excellent book and would recommend it to anyone who is at all interested in the college admissions process. Second, I was surprised at how many of the reviewers seemed shocked--shocked!--that applicants got bonus points for coming from minority backgrounds. Was this some kind of revelation? However one thing that surprised me a little bit is how--even moving beyond race entirely--the more advantages you have had in life, the more disadvantageous it will be for your admissions process. For example, I was unaware that having successful parents would be, in essence, held against you on the theory that more would be expected of you. While other reviewers have (jokingly?) said that they would advise their white kids not to check the "Caucasian" box, I might advise my (still very young) kids to say that their parents have been unemployed their whole life.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2003
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You will find out how a selective private college evaluate and admit students
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I'm a high school counselor and college advisor. Fifteen years ago when I started my college counseling position, I struggled to understand or explain to students and their parents how a selective private college evaluate and admit students. It was this book that helped me understand the essence of selective private college admissions. Compared to other dry theory books, this book tells the admissions practice as stories that are easy to read, understand, and associate with. I highly recommend this book to students, parents, and new counselors.
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Who edited this mess?!?!?!?
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This is a very interesting work of nonfiction. I found it intriguing and read it very quickly. I actually got invested in these students and their stories and their journey to get admitted to the college that was right for them. BUT, and this is a big but, this book is so poorly edited, it is disgraceful! If a person were reading this for research purposes, and it could be useful for just that, good luck to them. The dates are all over the place. At one point, the kids are being considered for the class of 2004, then it makes a reference to the current year as 2000, then it reverts back to 2004 for a long while, then it mentions how the kids--currently at their various chosen colleges--reacted to the events of 9/11/01. What the hell? It's very confusing. It makes it very difficult to keep things in context.
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