Pinto Pereira
Pinto Pereira Lda.
| Founded | 1928 |
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| Owner | Carlos Flores dos Santos |
This company was founded as C. Pinto & Ca in 1928 by Carlos Pinto Pereira, Carlos A. De Vasconcellos Pereira, Fiel Rodrigues and Carlos Alberto S. Pinto Pereira. The company had a brand called Homem do Armónio (Harmonius man).
The company was bought by Andresen around the year 1960 and the brand Porto Pinto Pereira is still in use but not for Vintage Port.
| Pinto Pereira Vintages: | 1966, 1975, 1979 |
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| House | Pinto Pereira | Vintage | 1975 |
| Colour | Very yellow mature almost tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Old grocery shop, burned sugar, and some liquorice in the nose. | Score range | 15.90 - 15.90 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and even at bit old with some not quite balanced but quite attractive acidity. Will of course not be better. But is quite attractive with he taste of burned sugar and old grocery shop in taste. The finish is balanced and quite elegant. | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 18th July 2020 | Point this date | 15.90 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
| House | Pinto Pereira | Vintage | 1979 |
| Colour | Very yellow and mature in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
| Bouquet | Toffee, orange, cream candy, candy, crème caramel. herbs and lots of other things in the nose. | Score range | 16.75 - 16.75 |
| Taste | Medium body. Mature and peaking. Balanced with lots of different tastes in the mouth. Very elegant and complex with an extraordinary lovely and attractive finish. This was a great surprise for us! | Average score | |
| Last tasted | 24th December 2022 | Point this date | 16.75 |
| Comment | Tasted at home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |