The Douro at the table: Wine&Soul launches special packs for this Christmas 

Thinking about the upcoming Christmas season, Wine&Soul, a Douro project by the winemaking couple Sandra Tavares da Silva and Jorge Serôdio Borges, presents several wine suggestions and special packs, ideal for offering to friends and family or to accompany Christmas delicacies . Suggestions include the iconic Pintas, the range of wines from Quinta da Manoella, the white Guru and also a selection of Port wines. 

There are six gift pack suggestions available, including a set of wines from Quinta da Manoella, consisting of three bottles of Manoella Red 2021. Manoella Douro Red 2021 originates from a 41-year-old plot and is a blend of the varieties Touriga Nacional (60%), Touriga Franca (25%), Tinta Roriz (10%) and Tinta Francisca (5%). Purple in color, it shows intense and fresh notes of cherry, raspberry and indigenous herbs. With fantastic flavors with notes of forest fruits and spices in perfect harmony, it reveals elegant tannins and excellent freshness. Quinta da Manoella wines are the perfect expression of the elegance, freshness, complexity and balance of the Douro. 

Also consisting of three bottles, here is the Pintas Character 2021 pack, a wine made from old vines with around 30 native grape varieties. It is a very fresh red on the nose with pure notes of plum, blackberry and black cherry with subtle hints of spice. It has a good texture and concentration, with excellent tannins and a long finish. It reflects the balance between concentration, complexity and elegance. 

 Among the suggestions, the most recent vintage of the house’s icon could not be missing, the Pintas Douro red 2021, available in a pack of three bottles. Around 40 indigenous Douro grape varieties, coming from a single plot that is 91 years old, give rise to this wine. It is a complex, sophisticated red with great harmony. It is rich and very pure, with notes of black cherry, currant and spices with intense minerality. In the mouth it is concentrated and elegant with perfect tannins, very present fruit and a very long finish. 

In an ode to this range, Wine&Soul created a pack that encompasses the entire Pintas brand – 1 bottle of Pintas Douro red 2021, a bottle of Pintas Character 2021 and a bottle of Pintas Porto Vintage 2021. Eternal admirer of old vines and indigenous grape varieties From Douro, the winemaking couple Sandra and Jorge produce wines of quality and character in the Pintas range, from extraordinary grapes planted at an altitude of 430 meters. Produced with around 30 indigenous grape varieties, Pintas Character Douro Tinto 2021 is very fresh on the nose with pure notes of plum, blackberry and black cherry with subtle hints of spice. It is a wine characterized by its good texture and concentration, with excellent tannins and a long finish. Originating from an old vineyard that is 91 years old and with around 40 grape varieties indigenous to the Douro, Pintas Porto Vintage 2021 has a beautiful purple color, fresh and intense notes of black cherry, cassis and dark chocolate. In the mouth, this Port reveals an excellent concentration of fruit, freshness and intense tannins. 

From Quinta da Manoella, a gift pack of three bottles of Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas Douro red 2021 is available. Coming from an old vineyard with 109 years old and around 30 indigenous Douro grape varieties, this red has aromas of spices, forest fruits and graphite that provide very sophisticated and complex notes. In the mouth, pure flavors of cherry, raspberry and mineral notes predominate. This wine is extremely vibrant, with good tension in the mouth, balanced acidity and a persistent aftertaste. 

Port wines are ideal for accompanying good conversations, serving as an aperitif or pairing with a dessert. This pack includes the Manoella Ruby Finest Reserve red Port, which has a good depth of color, excellent fruit intensity with a predominance of blackcurrant and notes of ripe cherry. It has a good volume in the mouth, silky tannins and notes of blackberries; the Manoella Tawny Finest Reserve red Port, which has a beautiful amber color, an intense and fresh nose, with the presence of nuts, tastes and notes of wood in the well integrated. It is smooth in the mouth and highlights dried fruits and apricot; Finally, and completing the pack, is the Manoella 10 Years White Port, very beautiful in color with intense aromas of almond, orange and white gourd. In the mouth it is rich, round and very fresh with delicate notes of dried fruits on the finish. 

Among the suggestions, some of the most recent innovations from the winemaking couple could not be left out, the Guru Douro white 2022 and the Manoella Tawny Porto 20 Years. The Guru Douro white 2022 is one of the most sublime whites in the Wine&Soul portfolio. Produced from old vines around 70 years old and resulting from the combination of Viosinho, Rabigato, Códega do Larinho and Gouveio grape varieties, Guru Douro 2022 reveals itself to be a very seductive and elegant wine with aromas of white flowers, lime and white peach with notes minerals. Very long in the tasting, it shows a good texture and excellent aftertaste. 

Launched in 2022, Manoella Tawny Porto 20 Years reflects Sandra and Jorge’s passion for creating memorable wines and the alliance between Port Wine and Douro in which the couple believes. Produced through old vineyards located at Quinta da Manoella, with around 30 indigenous Douro grape varieties, Manoella Porto Tawny 20 years old has an expressive and elegant profile. Beautiful and bright amber in color, with a very complex and refined aroma, this wine reveals notes of hazelnuts, walnuts, dried figs and nougat. In the mouth it is full of flavors, but sophisticated and fresh with a very long finish. 

Available in packs of three bottles, or individual format, the offers are on sale in specialized wine stores from North to South of the country.