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Alvarinho

J. Portugal Ramos

Portugal

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Alvarinho
Country
Portugal
Appellation
Vinho Verde
Body
medium
Acidity
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

shellfish · grilled fish · salads · goat cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201589 pts

    From the homeland of Alvarinho in the Monção region in the north of Vinho Verde, the wine is rich and mineral with touches of wood fermentation adding spice. It is textured, full of juicy fruit at the end. Drink now.

  • 201491 pts

    With a part of this wine fermented in wood, it is rich and toasty yet still fruity at this stage. The layers of spice go with the ripe, creamy fruit and the mineral, tight texture. All these elements suggest successful aging, so this will be best drunk from 2017.

  • 201291 pts

    Alvarinho is best from the far north of Vinho Verde, which is the source for this wine. It gives a full, rich, very ripe wine that's rounded and packed with yellow fruits and a tight mineral and lemon juice character. The wine also has youth on its side and could age for several…