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Soalheiro Granite White 2019

Soalheiro Granite Vinho Verde

$53.00

Soalheiro Granit reveals the more mineral side of the Alvarinho grape variety. It is an Alvarinho that comes out of a specific selection of vineyards planted above 300 meters of altitude, revealing the minerality that relates the soil of granitic origin of the Monção and Melgaço terroir.

Grape Varieties: 100 % Alvarinho
Tasting Notes: Yellow citrus color, aroma with a contained and elegant profile with mineral notes and dry finish. Soalheiro Granit reveals the more mineral side of the Alvarinho grape variety, ending with a dry and persistent finish.
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol: 12.5%

Best Served at 6 to 10 degrees

Pairing Suggestions: We drink it with anything and everything! Try it and let us know!

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Description

Quinta de Soalheiro, located in Melgaço (the most northern point of Portugal), is protected by a range of mountains that create conditions of rainfall, temperature and sunshine hours necessary for the best ripening of the Alvarinho grapes. This very special microclimate led João Antonio Cerdeira to plant the first Alvarinho vine in 1974 and to create, in 1982, the first Alvarinho brand in Melgaço – “Soalheiro”. The Alvarinho grapes used in the Soalheiro came from several small vineyards planted in granite soil between 100 and 200 meters and located in a very particular microclimate in Melgaço.

Melgaço region, the northern point of Portugal, is protected by a range of mountains that create the perfect conditions of rainfall, temperature and number of hours of sunshine needed to the better ripeness of the Alvarinho grapes. The brand name – Soalheiro – arises from the excellent sun exposure of the vineyards bearing the same name – a sunny place. A large area of the vines used in the Classic Soalheiro comes from Quinta de Soalheiro were the grapes are organically produced and were the biodiversity of the animals and plants is promoted. It is exclusively from this vines that comes the grapes to produce the Soalheiro Primeiras Vinhas “first vines” and the Soalheiro Reserva.

Additional Information
Country

Portugal

Region

Melgaço Vinho Verde

Winery

Quinta de Soalheiro

Wine Type

White