Alvarinho

Anselmo Mendes

Contacto Monção & Melgaço Alvarinho 2023

Exclusively from their vineyards in the northern part of Vinho Verde, Monção and Melgaço. I’ve been there! That’s where I accidentally got up two hours early cause my clock switched to Spain time and I thought that meant I'dn need to get up an hour early. Contacto has a little more skin contact than average, turning up with a slight texture and friendly bitter bite. On the nose, it’s fresh lemon zest, wet stone and whetstone, with a bit of white flower. The palate is utterly thirst-quenching, veering into dried apricot territory and a bit of (as I said above) fun bitterness countering the fruit. It all wraps up with a sluice of salinity. Fun, fun, fun! — 3 months ago

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Palacio da Brejoeira

Estate Bottled Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho

Delicious, great with fish. As someone not super familiar with Portuguese wines, I found this more substantial and complex than a typical Rias Baixas Albarino, still light and summery — 2 months ago

Soalheiro

Granit Mineral Selection Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho 2022

This is a great wine and even better for the price. GG like 👍 — 4 months ago

Bob, Douglas and 3 others liked this

Foral de Melgaço

Vinho Verde Old Vines Alvarinho 2023

Simple, clean, lemon but not too tart, great value for the price point. — 2 months ago

Soalheiro

Primeiras Vinhas Alvarinho 2022

Solid Alvarinho with a clean flavor. Good minerality. But not an extraordinary Alvarinho. — 2 months ago

Aveleda

Vinho Verde Alvarinho 2021

Wine shoe August 2024 — 2 months ago

Compañia de Vinos del Atlántico

Nortico Vinho Verde Alvarinho

Notes of citrus, grapefruit, salt and white pepper. Not complicated, great qpr at 15$ — 4 months ago

Soalheiro

Allo Minho Alvarinho Loureiro 2022

Great with seafood friends. 🦀 🦐 — 2 months ago

Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez

Sketch Alvarinho 2022

“Sketch” brought the power tonight with bright, tropical fruits: passion fruit, star fruit, lemons and metal. Our palates were lavished with acid and the salinity was the star of the show. An ever so long and refreshing finish. An elixir that gave one the feeling we were being rehydrated with each sip. An emotional wine. Probably has a couple of decades. — 2 months ago

Shay, Ceccherini and 2 others liked this

Aveleda

Quinta Da Aveleda Loureiro Alvarinho 2023

Citrusy, fresh, and summery — 3 months ago