DFJ Vinhos Alvarinho-Chardonnay White (Estremadura)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Other

Uva

Alvarinho, Chardonnay

País

Portugal

Denominação

Estremadura

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Doçura

off-dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201689 pts

  The wine is rich, bringing together two great white grapes. Both give the ripe smooth texture, while the Alvarinho also brings in its crisper charms. Pear and green-plum flavors dominate this intense and concentrated wine. Drink from late 2017.

• 201588 pts

  Both grapes in this blend have gathered the natural freshness of the region, close to the ocean. This crisp wine is tightly textured with a ripe yellow and white fruit flavor. Drink this wine from 2017.

• 201488 pts

  An intriguing blend of grapes, bringing ripe, smooth Chardonnay up against crisp, green Alvarinho. It will work, once the wine has settled down and integrated. It's fresh, with crisp citrus and ripe apricot flavors, all shot through by acidity. Drink from 2016.

• 201387 pts

  The Chardonnay and Alvarinho complement each other well, the one bringing a rounded texture, the other adding a fresh and mineral character. Together, they produce a refreshing, ripe wine that has attractive citrus and yellow fruits. Drink from 2015.

• 201190 pts

  Round and smooth, this has a weighty, full-bodied structure, with the Alvarinho adding a more crisp character. Pear and melon fruits are balanced by citrusy acidity.

• 200884 pts

  Full-bodied, soft wine, with pleasant, open flavors of melon, lime and ripe white figs. There is sweetness, emphasizing the softness of the wine. Pleasant and drinkable now.

• 200786 pts

  On the face of it, this is an unlikely combination. But the ripeness of the Chardonnay and crisper, perfumed Alvarinho go well together, a wine that shows richness and lightness, as well as pear and lemon flavors. The finishing acidity is very refreshing.

• 200688 pts

  In his continual quest for unusual blends, DFJ winemaker José Neiva has come up with this mix of the Vinho Verde grape Alvarinho and Chardonnay. When it is young, as here, the fresh, crisp Alvarinho dominates, giving lively, vibrant green-fruit flavors. Some weight underneath hi…