The finale is on the austere side and while this stops short of being strict

This ripe red bursts with plum

a Riesling to cellar for at least 10-20 years

that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice

Musky earth and exotic spice notes emerge with air and carry through a very long

Wine & Soul, Pintas Vintage:2015 The finale is on theThe 2015 Pintas is a field blend (30+ grapes) from old vines (85+ years) aged for 20 months in 30% new French oak. It comes in at 14% alcohol. When last seen, this was not quite bottled. It's now in bottle and in the USA as well. It still seems pretty brilliant, one of the fine moments of this 2015 vintage. It is elegant in the mid palate, perhaps more so than normalcredit the vintage for that. It shows its oak a bit too much just now, though, and the