Wine & Soul Pintas 2017

This wine is sourced from the 80-year-old Pintas vineyard, which contains a field blend of over 35 indigenous varieties.  The grapes are carefully selected and foot trodden in traditional granite lagares during the maceration and fermentation process. The wine is then aged for 22 months in 70% new and 30% second-passage French oak barriques.

About the Vineyard

87 years old vineyard with a field blend of more than 40 different indigenous grape varieties.

Wine Production

The harvest was planned for the second week of September in perfect weather conditions. All grapes previously selected and de-stemmed were foot trodden in stone lagares during all the fermentation process (10 days). The aging and malolactic  fermentation was developed in french oak barrels during 20 months.

Tasting Notes

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

Production Info
Production area/appellation
Douro DOC
Vineyard name
The Pintas vineyard
Vineyard size
8 acres
Soil composition
Schist
Training method
Bush
Elevation
990 feet
Vines/acre
2,400
Yield/acre
1.2 tons
Exposure
Southern
Year vineyard planted
1930
Harvest time
September
First vintage of this wine
2001
Bottles produced of this wine
5,500
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition
Field Blend
Fermentation container
Granite lagares
Age of Aging Container
New-One year
Length of alcoholic fermentation
12 days
Fermentation temperature
75 °F
Maceration technique
Foot-trodden
Maceration length
12
Type of aging container
Barriques
Size of aging container
225 L
Type of oak
French
Length of aging before bottling
22 months
Analytical Data
Alcohol
14.8 %
pH level
3.64
Residual sugar
0.6 g/L
Acidity
5.8 g/L
Dry extract
34.4 g/L

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