Reguengo de Melgaco Alvarinho

In the glass

Aroma: lime, white peach, orange blossom, granite

Palate: citrus pith, stone fruit, wet stone, long mineral acidity

Single-varietal Alvarinho from nine hectares planted at Paderne in the Moncao and Melgaco sub-region. Mineral and citrus-driven with the signature high-altitude granitic acidity of the northernmost Vinho Verde.

What it pairs with

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  Alvarinho's citrus pith and mineral cut sharpen the salt cod and onion base.
• Grilled bream
  Delicate white fish and the wine's saline lift complement each other.
• Roast pork with citrus
  Crackling and the wine's high acidity balance fat and salt.

History

The Reguengo estate at Paderne was commissioned by Queen Leonor in the 16th century and acquired by its current owners early in the 1900s. The current vineyard, nine hectares of Alvarinho, was planted by the Cardadeiro family and released its first commercial vintage in 2001.

1. 2001 — First commercial vintage of Reguengo de Melgaco Alvarinho released

Facts

Producer

Reguengo de Melgaco

Grapes

Alvarinho (100%)

Classification

Vinho Verde DOC, Moncao e Melgaco

Oak

Stainless steel only, lees contact 3 to 4 months

ABV

12.5%

Price

EUR 9 to 14 at retail

Drinking window

2 to 8 from vintage

First vintage

2001

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