The 2008 TINTO “ADEGA DE PIAS” is a 50/50 blend of Trincadeira and Tempranillo, which received no barrel aging. Reasonably well structured for a wine in this price range, it is pure and clean, pointed and precise, with nice aromatics and a sexy burst of flavor on the finish. This is a pretty nice value pick for uncomplicated, every day drinking. There were 6,000 cases produced. Drink now-2014. Monte da Capela is the family estate at which winemaker Joana Roque du Vale, whose own estate, Roquevale, is listed separately, works with her father. She is also part of a well known winemaker “power couple,” married to winemaker Luis Soares Duarte (Momentos, and others).Importer: Small Vineyards, Washington, D.C.; tel: (571) 312-5661