O Produtor, tasting note published in May 15th 2018
Grenat with hints of brick colour. Red fruits with notes of pine, resin and menthol. Balsamic. Well present evolved fruit with firm and growing tannins. Lively acidity. Elegant and long finish.
Tinta miúda is a local grape from Alenquer that expressed itself in a very original and exceptional way in the terroir of Quinta do Pinto.
Produced only from old vines, with ageing in French oak barrels for 18 months. It is a variety with an exotic profile, very irreverent and with a marked acidity that gives it a very distinctive character! Manual harvest in a box and later selection of the best bunches at the entrance to the winery. Alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature for 14 days, followed by malolactic fermentation and ageing for 18 months in second year French oak barrels. Aged in bottle since 2006.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 106283
Quinta do Pinto
Situated at Merceana, in the heart of the Lisbon Wine Region, Quinta do Anjo extends over 250 acres, surrounding a 17thC manor house adjacent to a cellar of traditional outline. More than half of the property has already been planted with vineyards, accommodating the nearly two dozen varieties that provide the basis for the ‘business cards’ of the house – the wines ‘Vinhas do Lasso’, ‘Terras do Anjo’, ‘Qta do Pinto’ and ‘Quinta do Pinto – Grande Escolha’. In the remaining area, preference will be given to Portuguese varieties. Legend has it that the wine produced here two centuries ago, being so outstanding in the region, was worth more Pintos, the gold coin in circulation during the reign of John V. The property’s wine still became famous in European courts. In addition, a Mr. Pinto was once a charismatic foreman of the property, well versed in viticulture and enology and, since then, the estate has been referred in the region as ‘the Pinto’. A happy coincidence, Pinto is also the last surname of the present owners. ‘Quinta do Pinto’ thus became the name of our wine project and also of one of the wines we proudly produce. To produce wine of recognized superior quality, that will be the maximum expression of the region – this is the motivation of the Cardoso Pinto Family in this project.
Address
Quinta do Anjo, Aldeia Galega da Merceana 2580 – 081 Alenquer Lisboa, Portugal
