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Winery: Anselmo Mendes

Country / Region: Portugal / Minho – Vinho Verde

Date Winery was established: 1987

Alcohol / Volume: 13% / 750ml

Grape Variety: Alvarinho

First Vintage Released: 2002

Good to Know: Anselmo Mendes is a well-recognized wine producer with consistent surprising innovation. An excellent creator that integrates age-old techniques with bold winemaking methods such as fermentation of Alvarinho in oak casks. A well-known established man not only in Portugal but also abroad. He started fermenting and barrel ageing in 1987 and acquired an estate in Melgaco 10 years later. The winery is a result of a long connection to the land and the revolutionary methods and respect for the ecosystem.

Anselmo Mendes Muros de Melgaco Alvarinho – a white wine from Alvarinho grape variety which is exlusively in Melgaco. Fermented and aged in French oak barrels for 6 months. A complexity and excellence brought about by 25 years of study to get this quality. This wine has a careful selection of grapes.

The tasting notes has mineral with wet stone and smooth spice on the nose. A full bodied and creamy wine. Beautiful acidity that has a long elegant finish.

Best served with seafood or shellfish dishes.