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.
Cuvées
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Traditional-method Alvarinho sparkling from Anselmo Mendes, zero dosage. Brioche lees over the wet-granite mineral spine of Monção e Melgaço.
Aphros Daphne
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Barrel-fermented old-vine Loureiro from Aphros, Demeter-certified. Lemon curd and honeysuckle over creamy lees with the depth to cellar.
Aphros Loureiro
4.7
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
The Aphros biodynamic Loureiro reference from the Lima valley: bay-leaf and spring-flower aromatics over a saline citrus frame, Demeter-certified since 2007.
Aphros Silenus
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Aphros' single-variety Vinhão traditional-method sparkling: red cherry, pomegranate and brioche over a saline lift, Demeter-certified biodynamic. The rare native-red sparkling done seriously.
Aphros Vinhão
4.5
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Aveleda Solos de Granito: a soil-driven Alvarinho from granite parcels in Monção e Melgaço, with lees weight and a salted granite close. The Solos range explores Aveleda's terroirs.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Constantino Ramos' serious Lima-valley white Afluente: Loureiro-Arinto blend with extended lees ageing, the small producer's reference cuvée.
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.
Phaunus Pet Nat
4.6
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Funky
Aphros' ancestral-method Loureiro Pet-Nat under the Phaunus label, Demeter-certified. Cloudy, yeasty, low-intervention; built for thirst not contemplation.
Phaunus Vinhão
4.5
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Provam's premium Alvarinho line Portal do Fidalgo: more lees weight and stone-fruit depth than Varanda do Conde.
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Quinta de Santiago's barrel-aged Reserva Alvarinho: yellow peach, almond and spiced lees over a salted granite finish, built for the cellar.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
The Ameal Escolha selection: a step up from the Classico, extended lees ageing brings lemon curd and lees weight over the bay-leaf Loureiro frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
The Ameal barrel-fermented Loureiro selection: yellow peach, almond and spiced lees over a mineral grip. Built for the cellar.
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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
The Soalheiro flagship and reference Melgaço Alvarinho since 1982: lime and white peach over a wet-granite mineral spine, lees weight giving texture without softening the acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Traditional-method 100 percent Alvarinho sparkling, zero dosage. Brioche lees over the saline Melgaço mineral spine; a serious aperitif and Atlantic-seafood bubbly.
Soalheiro Granit
4.7
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Granite-soil selection from the Alvaredo home vineyards: more cutting, more linear and more mineral than the Classico, with a stony grip on the finish.
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.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Native-yeast organic Alvarinho with minimal sulfite intervention from the Alvaredo home vineyards. Savoury lees and a stony grip over the classic Soalheiro saline spine.
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.