- BrandMendes & Symington
- CountryPortugal
- TypeWhite Wine
- Size750ml
- SKU 210000048954
Vinho Verde is fresh and quietly fragran. Citrus fruit aroma, with clear hints of tangerine and green apple. Orange blossom, lemon zest and green apple lead on the palate, but there’s a light sea-spray minerality and a touch of texture that give it shape. A fresh and balanced mouthfeel with vibrant acidity, elegant and medium body. Brisk and lifted, with Alvarinho’s citrusy precision softened by Avesso’s gentler orchard-fruit curve. It finishes clean and dry, which keeps you coming back.
The 2024 Alvarinho Avesso pulls Alvarinho from stony Monção soils along the Minho for salty snap and Avesso from Baião’s Douro-edge for ripe texture—hand-harvested, skin-soaked briefly, then slow-fermented and lees-aged three months for vibrancy with midpalate heft. This isn’t entry Vinho Verde: structured for 7–10 years, it’s Atlantic white with Douro polish and Monção cut.
The grapes were handpicked into small boxes and swiftly transported to the winery, preserving all freshness. Following the destemming of the bunches, the grapes were pressed and the must clarified in extreme cold temperature for 48 to 72 hours. Prolonged fermentation at a low temperature (12-16ºC) to enhance the aromatic expression of both varieties. The wine was aged for 3 months on fine lees with regular bâtonnage to provide greater complexity and texture.
Tasting notes: Austere profile, slightly floral and fruity, with a complex aroma and a strong mineral component. On the palate, it has good structure, vibrant acidity, and a long finish.