Fruity in Vinho Verde

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.

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

The pink half of the Casal Garcia umbrella: native red-grape rose with strawberry and watermelon aromatics and a light off-dry spritz.

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 · Refreshing · Easygoing

Quinta da Lixa's Touriga Nacional rosé: strawberry and redcurrant aromatics from the Douro grape replanted in the Sousa sub-region. Dry, racy, summer.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Soalheiro's traditional-method rosé sparkling: Pinot Noir-Alvarinho blend with wild strawberry and rose petal over a saline lift and creamy mousse.