Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-parcel old-vine Alvarinho from Anselmo Mendes, barrel-fermented and aged with batonnage. The estate's cellar wine; built for years in bottle.
Cuvées
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Top-tier prestige Alvarinho from old-vine, dry-farmed parcels on Quinta da Pedra's granite slopes. Full-bodied, deeply mineral, built for cellar ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Heranca translates as heritage. The estate's prestige Avesso-led blend with Malvasia Fina, aged up to two years on lees. Taut, mineral-driven, complex.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Barrel-fermented prestige Alvarinho. Honoured as Best National White Wine 2019 at the Grandes Escolhas magazine awards in the same vintage that earned the estate Best Producer of the Year 2019.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Old-vine top-tier Alvarinho from Melgaco's most-northerly Alvaredo plantings. Lifted green apple, creamy texture, crisp citrus and a fresh ripe character.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Barrel-fermented top cuvee of the estate. Carries fresh wood nuances over the same Cardadeiro Alvarinho citrus and granite core, with a fuller body and a long persistent finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Top-tier barrel-aged Avesso. Fuller-bodied and longer-finishing than the regular Vilacetinho Avesso, with the wood note framing rather than dominating the fruit.