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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
J Portugal Ramos - Wine Enthusiast	Marquês de Borba Tinto - 2018	2018	92	Dec-2019
Review “This wine, aged for eight months in wood, has an attractive touch of spice and citrus and kiwi fruit flavors. The acidity is still vibrant, suggesting the wine needs to calm down and fill out before drinking. It will be a fine wine from 2020.” (Best of Year 2019)
J Portugal Ramos - Wine Enthusiast	Vila Santa Loios Vinho White	2018	88	Dec-2019
Review “The wine is soft, fruity and spicy. Its red fruits and light tannins are imbued with a fresh feel that is immediately attractive.” (Best Buy) (Best of Year 2019)
J Portugal Ramos - Wine Enthusiast	Vila Santa Reserva - 2017	2017	88	Dec-2019
Review “The wood aging of this wine is still prominent, highlighting toastiness rather than fruit. The fruit has plenty of fresh citrus flavors that need to develop. It should mature well, bringing the fruit and spice together.” (Best of Year 2019)
J Portugal Ramos - Wine Enthusiast	Vila Santa Reserva - 2016	2016	91	Nov-2019
Review “This was João Portugal Ramos’s first label in 1992 while he changed the Portugal landscape as a consultant. This vintage, the blend of five lager-to-barrel grapes hangs together well with its ripe tannins and spicy black fruits. Its density and concentration come from the structure, the layers of wood aging and the power of the fruits. The wine is still young and will be better from 2020.”
J Portugal Ramos - Forbes	Vila Santa Reserva	2013		Nov-2019
Review “A blend of Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacional, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is robust and powerful with concentrated dark fruit characters mingling with dried herbs and spice. The 2013 vintage shows a promising longevity for this wine.”
J Portugal Ramos - Wine Enthusiast	Ramos Reserva	2017	90	Jul-2019
Review “Rich and full of both tannins and black fruit, this is a dense wine. Its bold structure is cushioned by the juicy blackplum and spice flavors, giving a wine that is fruity and age worthy.” (Best Buy)
J Portugal Ramos - Wine Enthusiast	Ramos Reserva	2016	90	Nov-2018
Review “This blend of Trincadeira, Aragonez and Castelão is spicy and fruity. Rich tannins as well as ripe black fruits give this firmly structured wine the potential for further aging. Bold and full bodied, it should be drunk from late 2019.” (Best Buy)
J Portugal Ramos - Wine Enthusiast	Vila Santa Vinho Red	2017	85	Nov-2018
Review “Named after the Portugal Ramos winery, this smooth, fruity wine is full of attractive blackberry flavors and integrated tannins. It is ripe, full in the mouth and ready to drink.”
J Portugal Ramos - Wine Advocate	Vila Santa Reserva	2015	90	Aug-2018
Review “The 2015 Reserva Vila Santa is a roughly equal blend of Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacional and Syrah, with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for nine months in 70% used oak (mostly French, one-third American). It comes in at 14% alcohol. Ramos's oldest brand is a reliable and age-worthy bottling. Elegant, it has mid-palate finesse but good concentration, a fresh feel and fine flavor. The tannins are ripe, but they provide support. This is understated and impeccably balanced. This is a beautiful year for this bottling. The lifted fruit is vivid and expressive, but it will continue to develop. These do tend to age surprisingly well, so there is no rush. (This brand used to be called just Vila Santa Tinto, but that changed from around 2011, while the Loios became Vila Santa Loios.)”
J Portugal Ramos - Wine Advocate	Quinta da Viçosa	2015	94	Aug-2018
Review “The 2015 T - M (Quinta da Viçosa), the single-quinta blend that varies every year, is an equal blend of Touriga Nacional and Merlot aged for 12 months in new French oak. It comes in at 14.5% alcohol. The last ‘T-M’ version of this brand was the 2003. Things have changed a bit. From this vintage on, this is a "bio" vineyard—meaning it is organic but not yet listed as such. When last seen, this was in great form and looked superb. I especially love the way it has become more expressive, with a juicy finish and a bright feel. It is equally powerful and much more fun to drink now given its development. Keep cellaring it for another couple of years, although you can approach it now. It will continue to evolve well for more than another decade and hold well for a while after that.”

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