{"product_id":"wine-soul-pintas-character-2022","title":"Wine \u0026 Soul Pintas Character 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mc-toc-title\"\u003e92 pts Wine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrink Date: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2025 - 2029\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe creamy and juicy red 2022 Pintas Character was produced with field blends from old vineyards, fermented in lagar, foot trodden and matured in used French oak barrels for 18 months. A velvety, spicy and showy modern Douro red showing the character of the year but with a contained 13.5% alcohol and balancing acidity. It shows no heat at all. It's drinking well already. 29,000 bottles. It was bottled in June 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-review__summary\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-hKysef kYcfoa\"\u003eHusband and wife Jorge Serôdio and Sandra Tavares keep producing some of the finest whites from Douro and a collection of modern reds from over 40 hectares of vineyards. The whites were from 2023 and 2021 and the reds from 2022, cooler years for the whites and warmer for the reds. \u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eApr 17, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Terroir within and surrounding the Pintas vineyard of younger \u003cstrong\u003e45-70 years-old\u003c\/strong\u003e vines\u003cbr\u003e- Field blend of 30+ various red grape varieties:\u003cbr\u003e       - \u003cstrong\u003eTouriga Nacional\u003c\/strong\u003e (Portugal's \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCabernet Sauvignon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e       - \u003cstrong\u003eTouriga Franca\u003c\/strong\u003e (Portugal's \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCabernet Franc\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e       - \u003cstrong\u003eTinta Roriz\u003c\/strong\u003e (actually \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTempranillo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- 18 months in \u003cstrong\u003e90% used French oak (10% new)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Douro Valley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42403709649030,"sku":"WB-WineSoulPintas","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/PintasCharacter.png?v=1763798976","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/wine-soul-pintas-character-2022","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}