Portovino session of 12 November 2008.
The Iberian Peninsula River Durius (in Latin) comes down from its source at the Soria mountains (Spain) long stretching itself from 897 kilometers to its outlet in the Atlantic Ocean at Porto (Portugal). It is named Duero in Spanish and Douro in Portuguese.
That session we had a red Duero wine alongside a red Douro wine. It was a fantastic match. God knows who the winner was.
For the Duero, Vasco brought us a superb red Pintia, launched for the first time in 2004 (precisely the 2001 we had) produced by the Alvarez family of Vega-Sicilia and Alion fame. Pintia is their project for the Toro wine region, definitely one of my favorite wine regions for the dark red color and powerful fruity wines it produces.
The 2001 Pintia is a fantastic wine and it matched superbly with a Pevere, the Chilean empanada prepared for us by Cafeina's restaurant Chilean born chef Camilo Jana.
For the Douro wine, click here or see the next post.
