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1997 Ramos Pinto
Posted: 20:07 Tue 17 Feb 2009
by jdaw1
1997 Ramos Pinto: the label curiously devoid of hyphens. It took three attempts with the garrote to open it, but at 2pm we were underway. The decanter-priming sample opaque red-red-back, and nosing of lots of stewed fruit Vesuvio prunes. To taste big: astringency, prune fruit, then heat throughout the long ending. Large.
Re: 1997 Ramos Pinto
Posted: 23:35 Tue 17 Feb 2009
by Glenn E.
jdaw1 wrote:the label curiously devoid of hyphens
I've yet to see a bottle of Ramos Pinto that uses a hyphen in the name. Or are you referring to something else?
Re: 1997 Ramos Pinto
Posted: 23:58 Tue 17 Feb 2009
by DRT
Glenn E. wrote:jdaw1 wrote:the label curiously devoid of hyphens
I've yet to see a bottle of Ramos Pinto that uses a hyphen in the name. Or are you referring to something else?
http://www.ramospinto.pt is also devoid of hyphens but this label is not...
I have many more examples of the name being hyphenated on labels and in books. There seems to be only one course of action to take, so I will take it.
Derek
Re: 1997 Ramos Pinto
Posted: 01:50 Wed 18 Feb 2009
by jdaw1
With apologies for interrupting this fascinating conversation amongst our resident punctuation pedants, but it is time to go back to the juice.
Still very big; very fruit forward blackcurrants especially; and large though not as large as earlier promised. Reasonable acidity, but a little light on tannins. Drink in half a decade or so.
Re: 1997 Ramos Pinto
Posted: 02:11 Wed 18 Feb 2009
by Glenn E.
It sounds pretty good to me since I like light tannins, and gives me hope that my hyphenless 1994 will also be good.
I have several (-1) bottles of Ramos Pinto Quinta do Bom Retiro 20-yr Old Tawny from at least 3 different shipments that are all hyphenless as well. As is the Ramos Pinto branded IVdP Port glass that was filled from the recently opened bottle.