Beskrivelse
Pintia er et projekt, som Alvarez familien påbegyndte, under fanen Tempos Vega Sicilia, i 1996. Alvarez startede deres færd med Vega Sicilia, så Alion og Pintia. I dag ejer de også Macan og Oremus i Ungarn. Alvarez havde flere gange set potentialet i jordbunden nær Duero-floden, så derfor var det nærliggende at sætte ind i Toro. De opkøbte enestående gamle parceller i området, og råder nu over i alt 96 hektarer. Halvdelen af markerne var allerede beplantet med optil 45 år gamle vinstokke.
Robert Parker 94 point.
- Drink Date: 2026 – 2032
The 2020 Pintia is from a powerful year of concentration, so they were very careful with the harvest date, did a softer vinification trying to extract less and included amphorae and less toast in the élevage. It’s opulent and juicy but gentle. The wine reached 15.5% alcohol and has a pH of 3.9 with 4.4 grams of acidity. It fermented in stainless steel and oak vats with indigenous yeasts. It was a very warm and dry vintage in Toro, with a heat wave before the harvest, so they had to rush to pick the grapes; and still, the wine is richer and more powerful, even though the amphorae helped them contain the sensation of ripeness in the wine. It has a heady and ripe profile that’s very aromatic and showy, with notes of very ripe berries, prunes and decayed violets, with a faint volatile twist. It matured 70% in new barrels, 10% in used barrels, 10% in stainless steel and 5% in clay pots. It’s full-bodied and lush, with abundant, slightly dusty tannins. It’s a ripe and powerful vintage for Pintia, but it evolves nicely in the glass, showing less of its ripe side with time, which to me is a good sign. Some 14,304 half bottles, 209,009 bottles, 6,645 magnums and some larger formats were produced. It was bottled in August 2022.
Ved køb af 6 flasker leveres vinene i orig. trækasse.