Wine & Soul was founded by Sandra Tavares and her husband Jorge Serôdio Borges in 2001 – both established and renowned winemakers. They bought an old port lodge in Vale de Mendiz, rebuilt the lagares and painstakingly selected grapes from the Pinhão Valley. Pintas, their iconic wine, was launched in 2001 and then, in 2003, the couple bought the vineyard, seriously tying their colours to the mast. Given their combined talent the wines, unsurprisingly, won accolades from the outset. The vineyard is very special, south-facing, a steeply sloped two hectares of eighty year old vines, covering thirty different Portuguese varietals. Sandra’s comments on the 2015 vintage: “The wines show amazing balance, they are very rich and complete and also very aromatic. It was a great vintage!”
"This is a beautiful colour. Deep plum ruby, the fruit is warming and generous, gregarious even, the tannins ripe supple and lithe. Powerful, there is nonetheless harmony and elegance, dark fruit layered with warm fruitcake and vanilla cream."