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Structure
Drinking window
Best 2 to 10 years from vintage.
vintage2 yrs10 yrs12 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: yellow peach, lemon curd, honeysuckle, wet granite
Palate: stone fruit, citrus oil, lees weight, salted granite close
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.
What it pairs with
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Polvo assado
Roasted octopus with smoked paprika needs Alvarinho's saline minerality and lees weight; the salted granite close picks up the seasoning. -
Lobster with butter
Yellow stone fruit and citrus oil partner sweet shellfish and emulsified butter; high acidity cuts the richness. -
Roast turbot
Atlantic white fish with depth needs a structured Alvarinho; Solos has the texture without flattening the fish. -
Aged Sao Jorge cheese
Honeysuckle and lees weight echo the cheese's nutty depth; high-acid drive balances the salt.
History
Solos de Granito is part of the Aveleda Solos range exploring how Vinho Verde soils shape the estate's Alvarinho expressions. Granite parcels in Monção e Melgaço deliver the salted granite mineral signature.
- 2015: Aveleda Solos de Granito launched as the granite-soil Alvarinho
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta da Aveleda · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Alvarinho (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Vinho Verde - Monção e Melgaço
- Oak
- Stainless steel; extended lees with batonnage
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 20 to 30 at retail
- Drinking window
- 2-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2015
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Aveleda Solos de Granito
What does Aveleda Solos de Granito taste like?
Yellow peach, lemon curd, honeysuckle and wet granite on the nose; stone fruit, citrus oil, lees weight and a salted granite close on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long mineral finish.
When should I drink it?
Drink between 2 and 10 years from vintage. The extended lees ageing and granite-soil character reward five to seven years in a cool cellar.
What is the Aveleda Solos range?
Solos (Soils) is the Aveleda terroir range exploring how different Vinho Verde soils shape the estate's Alvarinho. Solos de Granito is the granite-soil version from Monção e Melgaço.
What food pairs with Solos de Granito?
Polvo assado, lobster with butter, roast turbot and aged Sao Jorge cheese. The lees-driven depth rewards structured food matches.
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