In the glass
Aroma: citrus, white peach, brioche, wet granite
Palate: citrus, stone fruit, fine bead, mineral finish
Traditional-method Alvarinho sparkling from Anselmo Mendes, zero dosage. Brioche lees over the wet-granite mineral spine of Monção e Melgaço.
What it pairs with
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Oysters
Zero-dosage Alvarinho fizz with saline minerality is a textbook oyster match; brioche lees adds aromatic depth. -
Camarao da costa
Atlantic shrimp meets coastal saline bubbles; the high-acid drive lifts the sweet shellfish flesh. -
Aperitif boards with cured pork
Brioche register and stone fruit pair the salt of Portuguese presunto; fine bead refreshes between bites. -
Sushi and sashimi
High-acid mineral fizz lifts raw fish without overwhelming delicate textures.
History
Time is Anselmo Mendes' traditional-method Alvarinho sparkling line, launched in the late 2000s alongside the rise of Vinho Verde espumante. Bottled as Bruto Nature (zero dosage) to keep the Monção mineral signature unmasked.
- 2008 — Time Bruto Nature launched as Anselmo Mendes' traditional-method Alvarinho sparkling
Facts
- Producer
- Anselmo Mendes Vinhos
- Grapes
- Alvarinho (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Vinho Verde - Monção e Melgaço
- Oak
- Stainless steel base wine; minimum 24 months on lees in bottle; zero dosage
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 18 to 26 at retail
- Drinking window
- 0-6 from disgorgement
- First vintage
- 2008
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Anselmo Mendes Time Bruto Nature
What does Anselmo Mendes Time Bruto Nature taste like?
Citrus, white peach, brioche and wet granite on the nose; citrus, stone fruit, fine bead and a mineral finish on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long lees-driven close.
When should I drink Time Bruto Nature?
Drink within 0 to 6 years from disgorgement. Serve well chilled at 6 to 8 degrees Celsius; the 24-month lees ageing has already developed the brioche register.
What grapes are in Time Bruto Nature?
100 percent Alvarinho from Monção e Melgaço. The Bruto Nature zero-dosage style keeps the sub-region's mineral signature unmasked.
What food pairs with Time Bruto Nature?
Oysters, Atlantic shrimp, presunto aperitif boards and sushi. The zero-dosage saline drive shines with raw and lightly cured shellfish.