{"product_id":"wine-soul-pintas-character-2023","title":"Wine \u0026 Soul Pintas Character 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(183, 1, 1);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mc-toc-title\"\u003e93 pts Wine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrink Date: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026 - 2034\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe 2023s reds are nicely crafted and show contained ripeness, good freshness and balance and integrated oak, coming through as powerful but elegant, and the 2023 Pintas Character, produced with grapes from five plots of old vines with mixed varieties, is a good example of it. It fermented in lagar and was foot trodden, then it matured in used French oak barrels for 22 months. It's medium- to full-bodied, with abundant, fine-grained tannins and with some sweet spices in the finish. 31,336 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-review__summary\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-goWbiv loNZbm\"\u003eWine \u0026amp; Soul is the project from husband and wife Jorge Serôdio and Sandra Tavares. They have 45 hectares in different villages of the Douro, 80% of them old vines. Total production is 180,000 bottles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023 was a rainy year with moderate temperatures, allowing the soil to replenish its water reserves after years of severe drought, especially 2022. Spring was stable with good flowering and berry set, resulting in a higher yield than 2022 and 2020. Summer was hot but without extremes, allowing for a slow and balanced ripening cycle. Grapes showed good phenolic maturity with well-defined aromas and good acidity. The 2023s reds are nicely crafted and show contained ripeness, good freshness and balance and integrated oak, coming through as powerful but elegant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year 2024 was characterized by more classic and balanced conditions: a winter with good rainfall, allowing for good replenishment of water reserves; a stable spring, promoting balanced vegetative development; and a moderate summer with good temperature ranges and no heat waves, promoting slow and complete ripening. \u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eApr 16, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\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":44374951133318,"sku":"WB-WineSoul-Pintas-character","price":48.99,"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-2023","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}