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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, honeysuckle, wet stone
Palate: citrus, stone fruit, mineral spine, saline finish
Quinta de Santiago's Alvarinho from Mazedo in Monção: lime, white peach and honeysuckle over the classic Monção wet-granite spine.
What it pairs with
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Atlantic shellfish platter
Saline citrus drive and stone fruit pair fresh crab and prawn. -
Polvo a feira
Pimenton-dusted octopus meets the wine's wet-stone register; high-acid drive cuts the olive oil. -
Carabineros prawns
Sweet red prawns meet the lime-saline drive; honeysuckle adds aromatic depth. -
Sushi and sashimi
Mineral Alvarinho refreshes the palate against raw fish.
History
Quinta de Santiago works the Mazedo area in the Monção sub-region. The Alvarinho is the estate's flagship and one of the steady single-vineyard Monção bottlings.
- 2004: Quinta de Santiago Alvarinho launched as the estate's flagship
Facts
- Producer
- Quinta de Santiago · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Alvarinho (100%)
- Classification
- DOC Vinho Verde - Monção e Melgaço
- Oak
- Stainless steel; five to six months on fine lees
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 12 to 18 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-6 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2004
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Quinta de Santiago Alvarinho
What does Quinta de Santiago Alvarinho taste like?
Lime, white peach, honeysuckle 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.
When should I drink it?
Drink within 1 to 6 years of vintage. Rewards two to three years in bottle as the citrus deepens.
Where is Quinta de Santiago?
At Mazedo in the Monção sub-region of Vinho Verde, on the Minho border with Galicia.
What food pairs with it?
Atlantic shellfish platters, polvo a feira, carabineros prawns and sushi. The classic Alvarinho-shellfish pairing.
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