Saturday, November 29, 2008

Pintas, Douro, Portugal, 2004

November 22, 2008. Having dinner at Oporto with my friends José Manuel Araujo Barros, Fernando Costa Lima, Pedro Trigo, José António Barbosa and Rodrigo Adão da Fonseca. We chose the Comercial restaurant, at the magnificent Palacio da Bolsa.

We had one of the best red wines I have ever had: Pintas, Douro, 2004.

My friends Jorge Borges and Sandra Tavares are the dream team behind this Douro cult wine, with a brand to remember: Pintas. They make it in very limited edition (5.000 bottles), out of very old vines (75 years old). Fantastic!