Wine & Soul Pintas Vintage Port 2007 Portugal Douro Portwein

Wine & Soul Pintas Vintage Port 2007 Portugal Douro Portwein. Pintas ... Jorge Borges und Sandra Tavares zaubern hier die Weine in die Flasche. Die Rebstöcke sind über 70 Jahre alt. Obwohl das Weingut noch recht jung ist, zählt es heute schon zur absoluten Spitze! Jorge, der frühere Önologe von Dirk Niepoort, gilt als Ausnahme Talent in der Weinszene. Seine Frau Sandra Tavares de Silva ist außerdem Önologin bei Quinta vale Donna Maria, ebenfalls einer der besten Abfülleren Portugals. Von diesen Ports wird man in Zukunft noch viel hören und lesen!!! Extrem extrahiert, super dicht, schwarz in der Farbe und mit entsprechender Luftzufuhr außergewöhnlich vielschichtig!!! Eigentlich noch mindestens 20 Jahre warten ... und unglaublich viel Freude bekommen!!! Ein verborgener Schatz für die Zukunft!!!

Parker: The 2007 Pintas Vintage Port is a field blend from very old vines (some 80 years or so) coming in at 105 grams per liter of residual sugar. If the 2003 sometimes seems to be all about the sugar and the fruit, this is its polar opposite. Dry and stern on opening, this eventually unwinds and shows some fruit, finishing with just a bit of sweetness, but it is all about the power initially. It took about five hours to see some fruit in this closed and tightly wound Port. At times it seemed to have an early-picked feel, not showing the lushness or ripeness of this big and typically sexy vintage. Early on, it was my favorite of this vertical, dry, sophisticated and serious. It reminded me a bit of Noval in many years but it didn't seem much like its older siblings. It certainly didn't seem like a typical 2007. On the second day, it was far more open and expressive but still very tight on the finish. There were nuances of baked plum, a hint of lanolin and herbs on the finish but it was still mostly about the power. It certainly seemed to be going in the right direction, though. The third day was disappointing, unfortunately. It had fleshed out and put on weight but it also showed some heat to go with the herbs and resin. In structure, this is brilliant. In fruit and on the nose, it is a little eccentric for this vintage. Ultimately, it may have some balance issues. To have a shot, this does need to be socked away for awhile, probably close to a decade. If you like them on the drier side, with structure over fruitiness, as I tend to do, this might work, but let's be conservative at the moment.

Allergene: Sulfite - Alkoholgehalt: 19,5% - Abfüller: Av.Júlio de Freitas l Vale de Mendiz, 5085-101 Pinhão, Portugal - Einführer: AixVinum, Niklas Kudlek, Vaalser Str. 90 A, 52074 Aachen