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Reguengo de Melgaco Vinho Verde Alvarinho Minho 2021
£133.62
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6 bottle(s) at £22.27 per bottle.
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SKU
ZHD5730021A
Reguengo de Melgaco Vinho Verde Alvarinho Minho 2021
- Grapes Alvarinho 100%
- Country Portugal
- Region: Vinho Verde
- Abv 12.5 %
- Contains sulfites Yes
- Organic No
- Vegan Yes
- Vegetarian Yes
- Case size 6 / 75cl
- Winemaker Abel Codesso
- Closure Natural Cork
- A great example of Alvarinho, showing fresh and fruity aromas of apple, pear and stone fruits, combined with mineral notes and floral hints. A refreshing, fruity palate with good weight, balancing acidity and buttery tones through to a long and aromatic finish.
The nine hectares of vineyard are split between two areas. The area surrounding the manor house used to be part of the Minho river bed and has clay-sandy soils, which offers the vines good moisture retention to hydrate the vines through the warm summer; while the vineyards in the S. Marcos hills have sandy soils of granitic origin. The grapes are hand-harvested at optimum maturity.
Reguengo de Melgaço is a historic property located in the village of Paderne. Commissioned by Queen Leonor in the 16th century it was bought in the 1900s by its current owners, who planted nine hectares of vineyards across two different vineyard sites. They released their first vintage in 2001 quickly establishing themselves as a benchmark Alvarinho producer. This aromatic variety has been well known locally for centuries but it is only recently that Alvarinho is becoming more appreciated by consumers outside the domestic market. Alvarinho expresses its full potential in the Moncao sub-region of Vinho Verde, showing aromatic complexity and a wonderful combination of fresh fruit and floral notes.
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