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Structure
Drinking window
Best 2 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs12 yrs14 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: yellow peach, lemon curd, toasted almond, wet granite
Palate: stone fruit, spiced lees, creamy texture, salted finish
The barrel-fermented Anselmo Mendes Alvarinho from old-vine Melgaço parcels: yellow peach, toasted almond and spiced lees over a salted granite finish.
What it pairs with
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Pescada cozida com legumes
Barrel-derived weight and lees richness match poached hake; the salted granite finish picks up sea salt on the vegetables. -
Lobster with butter
Yellow stone fruit and creamy texture partner sweet shellfish flesh and emulsified butter sauce. -
Aged Sao Jorge cheese
Toasted-almond register echoes the cheese's hazelnut richness; the high-acid drive cuts the salt. -
Roast partridge
Spiced lees and creamy texture stand up to gamebird; barrel weight balances the dish's richness.
History
Muros de Melgaço is the Anselmo Mendes barrel-fermented old-vine Alvarinho selection, drawn from the granite-soil parcels above the Minho. Released in limited quantities each vintage as the estate's serious cellar Alvarinho.
- 2001: Muros de Melgaço launched as the barrel-fermented old-vine Alvarinho
Facts
- Producer
- Anselmo Mendes Vinhos · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Alvarinho (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Vinho Verde - Monção e Melgaço
- Oak
- Barrel-fermented in French oak; ten to twelve months on lees with batonnage
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 32 to 48 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2001
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Anselmo Mendes Muros de Melgaço
What does Muros de Melgaço taste like?
Yellow peach, lemon curd, toasted almond and wet granite on the nose; stone fruit, spiced lees, creamy texture and a salted finish on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long barrel-lees close.
When should I drink Muros de Melgaço?
Drink between 2 and 12 years from vintage. The barrel fermentation and old-vine concentration reward eight to ten years in a cool cellar as the stone fruit develops honeyed depth.
What classification does Muros de Melgaço have?
DOC Vinho Verde from the Monção e Melgaço sub-region, bottled as single-variety Alvarinho under the sub-region's privileged rules.
What food pairs with Muros de Melgaço?
Poached hake with vegetables, lobster with butter, aged Sao Jorge cheese and roast partridge. The barrel-aged depth rewards structured food matches.
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