Pintas character 2022
Region: Douro
Producer: Wine & Soul
Wine and Soul was founded in 2001 by Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serôdio Borges, both winemakers and couple, who invested and acquired old vineyards and properties in the Pinhão Valley in Cima Corgo."Our aim is to create wines that express all the character of the traditional vineyards and grape varieties of the Douro Valley. Wines balanced between concentration, complexity and elegance".
They chose a 100-year-old vineyard in the Pinhão Valley (Vale de Mendiz). This south-facing plot is ideally situated to produce the powerful and intense red wine style imagined by Sandra and Jorge. Pintas was born.
A white wine followed shortly afterwards. The Guru grapes come from a vineyard over 50 years old located in the extreme north of the Douro and produce a spicy and full-bodied white wine.Sandra and Jorge also took the family-owned Quinta da Manoella under their wing.
In the wines they produce here, it is the extraordinary elegance that is particularly striking. Manoella also gives grapes for a very confidential Port production.
The bouquet is powerful and rich, with notes of raspberries, black cherries and plums. The palate is marked by fruit, the tannins are velvety, giving a long and fresh finish.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | The wine comes from old plots of land planted with more than 30 different grape varieties. |
| Drinking window | 2025-2032 |
| Alc. | 14.5% |
| Vinification | The grapes are crushed and fermented in lagares for about ten days. |
| Ripening | The malolactic fermentation and ageing is carried out in French oak barrels for 18 months. |
Waar serveer je ’m bij?
It began as Pintas's second wine and has grown into a bottle with a face of its own. Foot-trodden in open vats, eighteen months in partly new casks — that new wood sets the firmer tannin of the pair. Powerfully built, but with the concern for balance that marks the estate, which is why it already works at the table while young.
Drie gerechten die werken
Grilled picanha with coarse salt
Beef ribs from the oven
Lechazo asado — roast milk-fed lamb from Castile
Beef ribs from the oven
Lechazo asado — roast milk-fed lamb from Castile
Vegetarisch
Grilled aubergine with harissa and coriander
Minder geschikt bij
Raw preparations and delicate fish. Do not serve it too warm either: above eighteen degrees the alcohol steps forward.
Voor de Portugees geïnspireerde kok
Secretos de porco preto na brasa — the 'secret' cut of black pork over charcoal
Serveren op 16–17 °C