Vinho Verde
Vinho Verde
Vilacetinho 2023 Vinho Verde
Portuguese White
A fresh Portuguese white with citrus, orchard fruit and a gentle tropical note. The palate is smooth and easygoing, with enough brightness to keep the ripe fruit clear and lively through a clean finish. Refreshing without feeling sharp, it is well suited to simple seafood, salads, mild cheeses or an uncomplicated glass on its own.
Aveleda 2013 Vinho Verde
Portuguese White
Fresh orchard fruit and delicate citrus lead this young, balanced Vinho Verde, with a soft aroma and a lively, vibrant palate. Gentle pressing and cool fermentation preserve the clean fruit, while cold stabilization keeps the finish bright and refreshing. Serve well chilled as an aperitif, or with prawns, shellfish, light salads, grilled white fish or vegetable dishes.
Adega Ponte da Barca Pardalito Vinho Verde
Portuguese White
Ripe green apple, citrus and Sicilian lemon meet a floral note, white-fleshed fruit and refreshing acidity. The finish is citrus-led, fresh and lightly spritzy. Arinto, Loureiro and Trajadura form the blend. This dry non-vintage white comes from Vinho Verde in northwestern Portugal, carries nine and a half percent alcohol and is matured in stainless-steel tanks.
Márcio Lopes 2022 Pequenos Rebentos Loureiro
Portuguese White
Floral notes and a greenish colour accompany a refreshing Loureiro. Grapes come from vineyards in Ponte de Lima, Barcelos and Braga, where sustainable farming avoids herbicides. Fruit is harvested by hand, destemmed and lightly pressed, then settled for forty-eight hours. Fermentation uses natural yeast in stainless steel, and the wine spends at least five months on fine lees before light filtration.
Quinta de Santiago 2017 Alvarinho Reserva
Portuguese White
Pear and peach accompany a pronounced mineral character and a long finish. The dry profile has a chalky texture. This white wine is made from Alvarinho grown in Portugal’s Vinho Verde region, within Monção e Melgaço. Alcohol is thirteen-and-a-half percent. Production was limited to four thousand bottles, with total acidity measured at six-and-a-half grams per litre.
Soalheiro 2024 Alvarinho
Portuguese White
Citrus and concentrated tropical fruit meet floral character and mineral notes. The palate is dry, medium-bodied, textured and fresh, with a dense finish. Alvarinho is hand harvested from granite soils in Vinho Verde. Production includes pressing, forty-eight hours of cold settling and two months of stainless-steel fermentation at eighteen degrees. The wine also receives bâtonnage.
Geographic Wines 2022 Landcraft Loureiro
Portuguese White
Before fermentation, Loureiro receives twelve hours of maceration. Indigenous yeasts start a spontaneous fermentation at controlled temperature, followed by eight months on total lees with periodic bâtonnage. Vibrant mineral acidity appears with fresh fruit, herbal infusions, a round, soft palate and a saline, prolonged finish. A light tannic sensation and vegetal trace are also present. The vineyards lie in Lima Valley on clay-schist and granite soils near the Atlantic.
Geographic Wines 2022 Landcraft Alvarinho
Portuguese White
Made entirely from Alvarinho grown on granitic and alluvial soils, the grapes are hand-harvested. Winemaking includes twelve hours of pre-fermentative maceration and spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts at controlled temperature. Ageing lasts eight months on full lees with periodic bâtonnage. Floral and citrus notes accompany a hint of dried fruit, with acidity, freshness and a persistent finish.
Soalheiro 2023 Primeiras Vinhas Alvarinho Monção e Melgaço
Portuguese White
Bright lemon to golden-yellow colour accompanies ripe fruit, spice and buttery notes. This dry Alvarinho has a full body with lively acidity. Grapes from the first vineyard planted in the mid-seventies and selected parcels more than thirty years old are harvested by hand. Most fermentation occurs in stainless steel, with fifteen percent in used oak vessels. The wine remains on its lees with bâtonnage and ages for six months.
Soalheiro 2020 Alvarinho Clássico Monção e Melgaço
Portuguese White
Bright lemon-yellow colour accompanies a fresh fragrance with tropical and mineral notes. Alvarinho from Monção and Melgaço is harvested by hand. The must is clarified at low temperature, fermented in stainless steel and matured on fine lees. Hot days and cold nights characterize the protected local microclimate. Moderate alcohol and acidity are balanced, and the wine contains twelve and a half percent alcohol.
Soalheiro 2020 Pur Terroir Bruto Nature Alvarinho
Portuguese Sparkling
Intense golden colour and fine bubbles accompany bread and mineral notes. The palate is full, fresh and vibrant, with toasted notes, lime, peach, pear, yeast, dried fruit and umami; the finish is persistent. This sparkling wine is made entirely from Alvarinho without added sulphites. Bottle fermentation lasts eighteen months, and edible yeast pearls remain visible in the bottle.
Vale dos Ares 2017 Alvarinho Vinho Verde
Portuguese White
Rich tropical fruit arrives first, with honeyed citrus, peach and apricot adding depth without sacrificing freshness. The palate is smooth and mouth-filling, but a bright mineral line keeps the generous fruit focused. Dry and lightly tart through the finish, it closes cleanly with lingering stone fruit and citrus.
Niepoort 2021 Nat’Cool Branco 1L
Portuguese White
Hazy and gently spritzy, with yellow apple, pear skin and apricot skin leading a bright, lightly rustic profile. The palate is slim and softly fuzzy, lifted by lively acidity and a subtle line of spice. Serve briskly chilled and share freely; it is a natural fit for shellfish, salty snacks, fresh cheeses or simple vegetable dishes.