3. Jorge Serôdio Borges & Sandra Tavares Silva
Jorge Serôdio Borges, named 2011 Winemaker of the Year by A Essencio do Vinho, is owner and winemaker of both projects
His wife Sandra Tavares Silva, the Douro’s first female winemaker, is co-owner and co-winemaker for Wine & Soul
Called “two of the world’s finest winemakers” by Jancis Robinson
Grapes foot-trodden in granite lagares
Estate vineyards inherited from Serôdio Borges family, up to 90 yrs old
Same grapes and terroir as Port, but dry and unfortified
Organic certification pending from Sativa
Jorge Serôdio Borges & Sandra Tavares Silva

4. The Douro/Port blend can loosely be compared to the Bordeaux blend
Touriga Nacional  Cabernet Sauvignon: Backbone of the blend. TN gives aromas of black fruit and violets. Predominant variety in higher-end or fuller-bodied Douro wines.
Touriga Franca  Cabernet Franc: TF gives aromas of black cherries. Predominant variety in entry-level or lighter-bodied Douro wines. (a.k.a. Touriga Francesa, Touriga Francesca)
Tinta Roriz = Tempranillo: Gives aromas of black fruit and is expressive of oak contact. Usually #3 variety in Douro blend.

5. Passa White
DOC Douro
50% Rabigato and 50% Côdega do Larinho
Estate vines yrs old
Stainless steel fermented w/ 5 mos lees contact
2011: 91 “Best Buy” W&S, NYT Top 10 6/9/14

6. Passa Red
DOC Douro
45% Tinta Roriz, 45% Touriga Franca, 10% Touriga Nacional
100% estate vines yrs old
Aged for 18 months in French oak
2011: 88 “Best Buy” W&S

7. Passadouro Red
DOC Douro
40% Touriga Nacional, 30% Tinta Roriz, 30% Touriga Franca
Estate vines
18 mos French oak, 20% new & 80% 2nd pass
2010: 91 “Top 100 Wines of 2013” WS | 2011: 90 WA

8. Passadouro Reserva
DOC Douro
Field blend of over 30 indigenous varieties
Estate vines
Foot trodden
18 mos French oak half new & half 2nd pass
2009: 93 WS, 90 WA, 92 “Year’s Best” W&S | 2010: 92 WS, 92 WA | 2011: 93 WA

9. Passadouro Ruby Reserva Porto N/V
DOC Porto
20% Touriga Franca, 20% Tinta Roriz, 20% Touriga Nacional, 20% Tinta Cão, 20% Tinta Amarela
Estate vines
Matures for 5 years in Portuguese oak
This intensely aromatic Port is full-bodied with youthful freshness and beautiful fruit.

10. Guru
DOC Douro
25% Viosinho, 25% Rabigato, 25% Códega do Larinho, 25% Gouveio
Estate vines, 50 years old
Fermented and aged 7 mos in new French oak
2010: 90 WS, 90 WA | 2011: 91 WA, 91 WS | 2012: 91 WA

11. Wine & Soul Manoella
DOC Douro
60% Touriga Nacional, 25% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinta Roriz, 5% Tinta Francisca
Single vineyard, avg vine age 35 yrs
Aged 16 mos French oak
2010: 92 WE, “Top 50 Portuguese Wines” W&S

12. Quinta da Manoella Vinhas Velhas
DOC Douro
Field blend of over 20 indigenous varieties
Vines are over 100 years old from single estate
20 mos French oak (90% new)
2009: 93 WA, 93 WS | 2010: 92 WA, 92 WS |
2011: 95 WS, 94 WA

13. Pintas Character
DOC Douro
Field blend of 30 indigenous varieties
Single estate, 45 yr-old vines
18 mos French oak half new
Classic expression of Douro’s unique terroir: hot climate yet high altitude yield lush fruit underlain by firm structure
2010: 92 “Matt Kramer’s Top 3 Wines of 2012” WS

14. Pintas Character 2010 named one of Matt Kramer’s “Wines of the Year” in Wine Spectator (Dec 2012)
“This subtle yet substantial red… delivers a haunting red-fruit scent and taste of mulberry. It shows, in a single sip, just what the Douro can do in a modern world.”

15. Pintas
DOC Douro
Field blend of 30 indigenous varieties
Single estate, 80 yr-old vines
20 mos French oak, 70% new, 30% 2nd pass
2009: 94 WS, 93 WA | 2010: 93 WS, 94 “Year’s Best” W&S | 2011: 98 WS, 94 WA

16. Wine & Soul 10 Year Tawny Port
DOC Douro
Field blend of over 30 indigenous varieties
Estate vines, 50 years old
Aged for over 10 years in chestnut barrels
Beautiful and deep golden-amber color. Complex and fresh aromas of nuts combined with honey and figs. On the palate, it is very rich with mellow fruit flavors with a long finish.
N/V: 92 WS