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Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 6 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs6 yrs8 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: lime, white peach, white flowers, wet stone
Palate: citrus, stone fruit, mineral spine, saline finish
Single-variety Alvarinho from Casa de Cello's Quinta de Sanjoanne estate, showing the noble grape from a southern Vinho Verde site.
What it pairs with
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Atlantic shellfish platter
Saline citrus drive and stone fruit pair fresh crab and prawn; mineral close picks up the iodine. -
Polvo a feira
Pimenton-dusted octopus meets the wine's wet-stone register; high acidity cuts the olive oil. -
Grilled prawns with garlic
Lime and white-peach aromatics partner sweet shellfish; high-acid drive cuts the butter. -
Aperitif with almonds
White-flower aromatics make it a serious aperitif Alvarinho; the mineral close partners roasted nuts.
History
Quinta de Sanjoanne is Casa de Cello's home Vinho Verde estate at Santa Cruz do Douro. The single-variety Alvarinho was added to the portfolio in the late 2000s as the family expanded into noble-grape bottlings beyond the Loureiro-Avesso blend.
- 2008: Quinta de Sanjoanne Alvarinho launched as Casa de Cello's single-variety Alvarinho
Facts
- Producer
- Casa de Cello · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Alvarinho (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Vinho Verde
- Oak
- Stainless steel; six months on fine lees
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 14 to 20 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-6 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Casa de Cello Quinta de Sanjoanne Alvarinho
What does Quinta de Sanjoanne Alvarinho taste like?
Lime, white peach, white flowers and wet stone on the nose; citrus, stone fruit, mineral spine and a saline finish on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long mineral close.
Where is Quinta de Sanjoanne?
Quinta de Sanjoanne is the Casa de Cello home Vinho Verde estate at Santa Cruz do Douro, on the Baião sub-region edge.
When should I drink it?
Drink within 1 to 6 years of vintage. Rewards two to three years in bottle as the citrus deepens.
What food pairs with this Alvarinho?
Atlantic shellfish platters, polvo a feira, grilled prawns with garlic and aperitif with almonds. The classic Alvarinho-shellfish pairing.
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