Lua Cheia, Nostalgia Alvarinho, Monção e Melgaço, 2018
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Tasted by:
(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.
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