Paco d'Anha Vinho Verde

In the glass

Aroma: white flower, lime peel, fresh peach, saline edge

Palate: citrus, saline lift, stone fruit, fresh acidity

Loureiro and Alvarinho blend from a south-facing estate on the left bank of the Lima river, three kilometres south of Viana do Castelo. Atlantic-proximity gives the wine its signature saline lift.

What it pairs with

• Polvo a lagareiro
  Octopus and the wine's saline lift carry each other.
• Grilled bream
  Delicate white fish and Atlantic salinity work in tandem.
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  Fried salt cod and the wine's fresh acidity balance richness.

History

Paco d'Anha is the wine brand of the 400-year-old Agorreta family estate where Dom Antonio Prior do Crato sheltered in 1580. The original plantings used four Lima sub-region grapes; from 2000 the vineyard was replanted with Loureiro and Alvarinho only, under the consulting hand of Anselmo Mendes.

1. 1970 — Modern Paco d'Anha Vinho Verde brand launched from a ten-hectare reconversion
2. 2000 — Vineyard replanted with Loureiro and Alvarinho only, under Anselmo Mendes consultancy

Facts

Producer

Quinta do Paco de Anha

Grapes

Loureiro, Alvarinho

Classification

Vinho Verde DOC, Lima

Oak

Stainless steel only, brief lees contact

ABV

11.5%

Price

EUR 10 to 14 at retail

Drinking window

1 to 4 from vintage

First vintage

1970

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