96 pts Wine Advocate
Drink Date: 2026 – 2036 The 2021 Pintas has an impressive noseopen, extroverted, aromatic and floral, a little toasty and smoky. This is always produced from the same vineyard at 400 to 450 meters above sea level on schist soils. It’s spicy and has some creaminess, but it feels balanced and has freshness and acidity to absorb the oak with more time in bottle. It matured in 225-liter barrels, 20% of them new, for 20 months. This vineyard is very consistent; the old vines have deep roots, and the high altitude contributes to the freshnessand the 2021 vintage also helps!6,000 bottles produced.

Wine & Soul, Jorge Serdio and Sandra Tavares, have concentrated their efforts in the last years in the vineyards. They have grown from the initial two hectares for Pintas to over 40 hectares today. The portfolio has also grown, and so have volumes. They now produce 180,000 bottles, including Port. Published: Apr 04, 2024

– One of the top wines in all of Portugal, a complexity beast!
– One of my all-time favorite wines and vineyards in all of the world.
– A classic representation of Douro Valley terroir
– Field blend of 30+ grapes
– Vines 87+ years-old
– Steep schist hard rock terraces
– 20 months in only 30% new French oak
– More Northern Rhone meets Bordeaux in style
– Will age for 20+ years easy, likely 30+
– One of my favorite wines, I buy this every year
– Decant 1-3 hours, though optimal with a few years of age