Ramisco

Say it: rah-MEESH-koo

Grown almost only in the Colares sands, on ungrafted vines that sprawl low along the dunes behind cane windbreaks. Needs years in bottle to soften.

In the glassAustere red fruit, salinity, high acidity and firm tannins.

Wines made with Ramisco

Colares

Red

Colares DOC

One of the world’s most unusual vineyards: ungrafted Ramisco vines planted in deep sand dunes by the Atlantic, crawling low behind cane windbreaks. The reds are austere and tannic, needing years to open; the whites from Malvasia de Colares are salty and long-lived.

Bottles to try

Arenae Ramisco de Colares

Red

Adega Regional de Colares · Lisboa

€37.49lowest of 2 shops · 50 clSpecial

Producers to try

Adega Regional de Colares

Est. 1931

Colares, Sintra · Lisboa

The historic cooperative that has kept Colares alive, aging Ramisco and Malvasia in large old wooden vats.

Viúva Gomes

Est. 1808

Almoçageme, Colares · Lisboa

A historic Colares house founded in 1808 and run today by the Baeta family. It makes Ramisco reds and Malvasia de Colares whites from ungrafted vines in the coastal sand, and holds back old vintages for decades before release.