Alvarinho "Vinho Verde" wine Soalheiro First Vines 0,75l
Description
You will certainly love the vibrant and elegant expression of this wine, it’s really something to be passionate for, worthy of the effort in working on Soalheiro vineyards.
Soalheiro is the first Alvarinho brand in the northern point of Portugal, named Melgaço and one of the first Portuguese Alvarinho producers.
Soalheiro arises from the excellent sun exposure of the vineyards bearing the same name - a sunny place.
Alvarinho is better known across the border, in Spanish Galicia, this grape is called Albarino which is the name most foreigner consumers would be familiar with.
Alvarinho produces highly aromatic wines that can be held up against the world's main white varieties is truly one of the best white varieties and actual valued wine competitor given its exquisite
character and unique taste.
Soalheiro Primeiras Vinhas is mineral, elegant with a distinct flavour persistency that reveal the potential of the first Alvarinho vines planted at Quinta de Soalheiro. Has a citrus colour, elegant and full flavour that grows in the glass, becoming increasingly persistent. The flavour is full bodied, fresh with great final complexity.
The moderate temperatures during maturation (July and August) favored the aromatic concentration and moderate alcohol levels associated with a well-balanced acidity in the grapes.The harvest time in Alvarinho grapes is strategic, a secret that maintains its freshness and aromatic profile.
Awards
Best of the Region: Soalheiro First Vines
Best Buy: Soalheiro First Vines
Region
A local exposed to the Atlantic Ocean influence and reinforced by the main river valleys orientation, that facilitates the maritime winds penetration.
The Demarcated Region of Vinho Verde DOC, is located in the northwest of Portugal in an area traditionally known as Entre-Douro-e-Minho. Its limits are the Minho River in the North (border with Galicia). The mountainous areas in the East and South, form a natural border between the Atlantic Entre-Douro-e-Minho and the Mediterranean inland.
The grapes are produced with the concept of organic viticulture and harvest by hand from the old vines with more than 30 years at Quinta de Soalheiro, the First Vines “Primeiras Vinhas”.
History
Quinta de soalheiro is located in Melgaço region, is protected by a range of mountains that create the perfect conditions of rainfall, temperature and number of hours of sunshine
needed to the better ripeness of the Alvarinho grapes.
This very special microclimate led to plant the first Alvarinho vine in 1974 and to create, in 1982, the first Alvarinho brand in Melgaço – "Soalheiro", coming from Quinta de Soalheiro.
