Anselmo Mendes Passaros Alvarinho & Trajadura

Anselmo Mendes Passaros Alvarinho & Trajadura from Portugal. This wine has an intense and fruity aroma of lime and tangerine zest. It has a fine mineral note that is complemented by a light, fresh acidity. This combination of alvarinho and laureiro comes from Monção and Melgaço, two Portuguese sub-regions that produce great wines. Both climate and soil are extremely suitable for growing Alvarinho and are the basis of a region full of fantastic wines. Alvarinho is the quality grape from Galicia that, according to some, is descended from Riesling. However, this has not been completely proven. The albariño is certainly the most important grape of the Rías Baixas DO and has, rightly, experienced a spectacular boom. It is one of the most expensive white wines in Spain. At best, wines from Albariño have beautiful, peachy fruit on the palate. Rich, but not sweet. Most are ready to drink within a year and a half after harvest. If the albariño is given the chance (by undergoing complete malolactic fermentation), it can produce a full, steely, dry wine that drinks particularly elegantly. The grape is grown on man-sized vines. The ventilation from the Atlantic Ocean protects the grape against diseases and frost. A successful quality grape, especially planted in Galicia, especially in Rías Baixas. It is also the famous grape for the Portuguese vinhos verdes called alvarinho. Trajadura is an early ripening grape variety that produces aromatic wines in Vinho Verde. Trajadura is disease resistant and has a fairly high yield. The grape must be harvested early because otherwise the acidity is lost. It is usually mixed with wine from Loureiro. The taste of the wines is lemony and peppery. Mainly found in Vinho Verde (Portugal).