Muros de Melgaço

Technical Specification

Winery

Anselmo Mendes

Country
Portugal
Region
Vinho Verde
Vineyard Location
Monção e Melgaço
Climate
The vineyards are on southfacing hillsides with high maturation and high levels of acidity. Careful selection of the best southfacing plots.
Soil
This region has granitic soils, deep and poor in organic matter.
Type
White
Vintage
2014
Variety
Alvarinho
Winemaking
Fermentation and ageing in French oak barrels for 6 months. Today its complexity and excellence is the result of more than 25 years of study to achieve perfection. Soft pressing of the whole de-stemmed grape. Slight settling of the must. Fermentation in barrels with “batonnage” of total lees for 6 months.
Tasting Notes
Complex, varietal aromas of the grape variety with discreet quality wood. Very structured, with good, long acidity. Quite mineral with notes of grapefruit typical of Alvarinho.
Alcohol Content
12.5% Vol
Total Acidity
6.4 g/L
Production
20,000 bottles
Winemaker
Anselmo Mendes
Longevity
10 years