Wine & Soul Pintas 2015 Douro Red
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Wine & Soul ist das gemeinsame Projekt von der Top Winemakerin in Portugal Sandra Tavares da Silva und Jorge Serodio Borges im Pinhao Valley. Im Douro Tal schaffen Sie Weine die aus teilweise sehr alten Rebanlagen die aus den traditionellen Rebsorten gekeltert werden.
Die Weine bewahren bei aller Konzentration und Kraft stets Ihre Komplexität und Eleganz. Erst seit 2001 werden Weine wie der Pintas erzeugt. aber schon heute zählen diese Weine zu den absoluten Kultweinen Portugals. Die Produktion dieser Spitzengewächse ist jedes Jahr sehr limitiert.
Die Weine bewahren bei aller Konzentration und Kraft stets Ihre Komplexität und Eleganz. Erst seit 2001 werden Weine wie der Pintas erzeugt. aber schon heute zählen diese Weine zu den absoluten Kultweinen Portugals. Die Produktion dieser Spitzengewächse ist jedes Jahr sehr limitiert.
Mark Squires bewertet den Pintas 2015 am 29.06.2018 wie folgt:The 2015 Pintas is a field blend (30+ grapes) from old vines (85+ years) aged for 20 months in 30% new French oak. It comes in at 14% alcohol. When last seen. this was not quite bottled. It's now in bottle and in the USA as well. It still seems pretty brilliant. one of the fine moments of this 2015 vintage. It is elegant in the mid-palate. perhaps more so than normal—credit the vintage for that. It shows its oak a bit too much just now. though. and the tannic power has completely subsumed the fruit since I last saw it. This may actually be showing more poorly than when I saw it just before bottling. It has closed down hard. That's just fine. because this was never intended to be a "drink me now" wine. It wasn't approachable then. and it isn't approachable now. It needs to be held for a few more years. at least. It may not be at peak then. but it will be in better balance. As I gave it more air. I did see some hints of that gorgeous fruit I originally adored. along with some earth and stones. It has a certain transparency to it. relatively speaking. This is a star. there is no question there. The only question is how big a star. I'm continuing to lean up. but that is all about potential. Be prepared to cellar it. There is no rush—it may have a 30-year lifespan. maybe more.
April 2017 Mark Squires The 2015 Pintas is a field blend (30+ grapes) from old vines (85+ years) aged for 20 months in 30% new French oak. It comes in at 14% alcohol. This looks like a star of the vintage. managing to show finesse. elegance. power and concentration at the same time. More concentrated (but less lively) than its Manoella Vinhas Velhas sibling this issue. a fairly typical result for the terroirs and styles. it nonetheless controls its power and concentration well. balancing each against the other and seeming impeccable on all fronts. Potentially stunning. this has a long life ahead. It's also pretty delicious. It was a tank sample when tasted out of barrel. the final blend awaiting bottling in the immediate future. While we do have to take another look at this in time. it is hard not to be enthused at the moment.