Lua Cheia, Nostalgia Alvarinho, Monção e Melgaço, 2018

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Tasted by: Julie Sheppard
(at London, 17 Aug 2020)
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2022
Old Alvarinho vines on granitic soil produce this characterful Vinho Verde. Enticing nose of honeyed stone fruit, preserved lemon, lime and herbs. Lees ageing gives a full, creamy texture, balanced by a stony minerality. Fresh, citrus palate of yellow grapefruit, lemon and lime, with laser-focused acidity that persists through the super-crisp finish of grapefruit pith and freshly cut lemon. Great with fish and seafood.
Lua Cheia, Nostalgia Alvarinho, Monção e Melgaço, Portugal, 2018
Producer
Lua Cheia
Brand
Nostalgia Alvarinho
Vintage
2018
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Portugal
Region
Monção e Melgaço
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
13.00%
Body
Light
Oak
Unoaked
Grapes
100% Alvarinho