Wine & Soul

Pintas

Wine & Soul

Pintas

All grapes are carefully selected and foot trodden in granite lagares during the maceration and fermentation process. The wine is then aged for 20 months in 70% new and 30% second passage French oak barriques.

Tasting Notes

Full-bodied and deep, with spicy and floral aromas and flavors of blackberry and dark chocolate. Ripe, round and balanced with notable acidity, fine tannins and a long, persistent finish.

All grapes are carefully selected and foot trodden in granite lagares during the maceration and fermentation process. The wine is then aged for 20 months in 70% new and 30% second passage French oak barriques.

Tasting Notes

Full-bodied and deep, with spicy and floral aromas and flavors of blackberry and dark chocolate. Ripe, round and balanced with notable acidity, fine tannins and a long, persistent finish.

Vineyard & Production Info

Vineyard name:
The Pintas vineyard
Vineyard size:
5 acres
Soil composition:
Schist
Training method:
Bush
Elevation:
990 feet
Vines/acre:
2,400
Yield/acre:
1.2 tons
Exposure:
South
Year vineyard planted:
1930
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
2001
Bottles produced of this wine:
5,500

Winemaking & Aging

Maceration length:
12
Varietal composition:
A blend of over 30 different indigenous grape varieties
Fermentation container:
Granite lagares
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
12 days
Fermentation temperature:
75 °F
Maceration technique:
Foot trodding
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak
Length of aging before bottling:
20 months
Age of Aging Container:
70% new and 30% second passage

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.8
Acidity:
5.5 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
34.4 g/L
Residual sugar:
3.5 g/L