Low tannin in Vinho Verde

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Funky

Skin-contact Alvarinho from Monção: dried apricot, orange peel and wax aromatics with grippy phenolics. Bottled as IGT Minho to clear the DOC stainless-steel-only rules.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Rustic

Anselmo Mendes' Minho red Pardusco: native Vinhão-Pedral blend with sour cherry and wild-herb register. The serious tinto verde reading from the Alvarinho master.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Rustic

Biodynamic Vinhão from Refoios do Lima: deep ink-purple, light-bodied, racy red-fruit register. The native tinto verde tradition done seriously.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Casa de Vila Verde's Pluma Rosé from native red grapes Espadeiro and Padeiro: dry, racy, with strawberry and watermelon aromatics.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Rustic

Niepoort's reading of the native tinto verde: inky purple, light-bodied, racy. The Vinhão half of the Docil pair.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Funky

Low-intervention biodynamic Vinhão from Aphros under the Phaunus label: whole-cluster fermentation, no fining, minimal sulfites. Native tinto verde at its most expressive.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Refreshing

Light, low-alcohol red Vinho Verde from Vinhao. Tart cherry and violet aromatics with a soft spritz, best served chilled, the classic Minho summer red.