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Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 7 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs7 yrs9 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, yellow peach, honeysuckle, wet granite
Palate: citrus, stone fruit, lees weight, mineral close
Provam's premium Alvarinho line Portal do Fidalgo: more lees weight and stone-fruit depth than Varanda do Conde.
What it pairs with
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Lobster with butter
Lees weight and yellow stone fruit partner sweet shellfish and emulsified butter. -
Polvo a lagareiro
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Olive-oil-roasted octopus meets the wine's mineral close and stone-fruit register. -
Roast turbot
Atlantic white fish with depth needs a structured Alvarinho; Portal do Fidalgo has the lees weight. -
Aged Sao Jorge cheese
Honeysuckle register echoes the cheese's nutty depth; high-acid drive cuts the salt.
History
Portal do Fidalgo (Nobleman's Gate) is the Provam premium single-vineyard Alvarinho, drawn from a specific Monção site within the cooperative's grower network.
- 2000: Portal do Fidalgo launched as Provam's premium single-vineyard Alvarinho
Facts
- Producer
- Provam (Produtores de Vinhos Alvarinho de Monção) · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Alvarinho (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Vinho Verde - Monção e Melgaço
- Oak
- Stainless steel; eight months on fine lees
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 16 to 22 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-7 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2000
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Provam Portal do Fidalgo Alvarinho
What does Portal do Fidalgo taste like?
Lime, yellow peach, honeysuckle and wet granite on the nose; citrus, stone fruit, lees weight and a mineral close on the palate. Medium-bodied with high acidity and a long mineral finish.
How does it differ from Varanda do Conde?
Portal do Fidalgo is the premium single-vineyard tier above the entry-level Varanda do Conde, with longer lees ageing and more yellow-fruit weight.
When should I drink it?
Drink within 1 to 7 years of vintage. Rewards three to five years in bottle as the citrus deepens into honeyed stone fruit.
What food pairs with Portal do Fidalgo?
Lobster with butter, polvo a lagareiro, roast turbot and aged Sao Jorge cheese.
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