Ruby Reserve

Quinta do Infantado’s Ruby Reserve is made according to their “hands-on, terroir-focused” philosophy: grapes from A-classified plots are harvested by hand and trodden by foot in lagares – just like for a Vintage. Infantado pioneered the Douro in bottling Ports at the quinta, not in Vila Nova de Gaia; the style is therefore more earthy, vinous and with fewer “commercial” interventions. Fermentation is allowed to run longer than normal, so residual sugar and the addition of brandy (aguardente) are lower than in conventional Port wines – resulting in a Port with more balance, structure and terroir profile. After fortification, Ruby Reserve is aged for a period in small casks before bottling, ready to drink without long bottle aging.