Wines made from Alvarinho grapes of Alentejano
Discover the best wines made with Alvarinho as a single variety or as a blend of Alentejano.
More informations about the variety Alvarinho
Lively, aromatic whites with cutting acidity and a slender mouth, featuring intense aromas of citrus, white peach, apricot, white flowers, passion fruit and iodised Atlantic saline notes. Tonic, long finish. The absolute star of the Monção e Melgaço sub-region (Vinho Verde DOC), it signs the finest Portuguese Vinho Verde. Also made as a single variety in the Douro. The Portuguese name for Galician Albariño, native to the northwest Iberian peninsula.
More informations about the region of Alentejano
Star of southern Portugal's great reds, sunny and opulent wines. Typical blends: round fruity Aragonez (Tempranillo), spicy Trincadeira, Touriga Nacional (black fruits, violet), deep teinturier Alicante Bouschet, juicy Castelão. Fleshy reds with notes of plum, black cherry, cocoa and sweet spices, melted tannins. Ample fresh Antão Vaz and Arinto whites.
What are the typical flavors of the Alvarinho grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 26% of Alvarinho
- EarthPresent in 25% of Alvarinho
- Tree fruitPresent in 25% of Alvarinho
- OakPresent in 20% of Alvarinho
- Tropical fruitPresent in 18% of Alvarinho
- MicrobioPresent in 15% of Alvarinho
- SpicesPresent in 14% of Alvarinho
- Non oakPresent in 11% of Alvarinho
- VegetalPresent in 8% of Alvarinho
- Black fruitPresent in 6% of Alvarinho
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Alvarinho
- OakyPresent in 4% of Alvarinho
- CitrusPresent in 4% of Alvarinho
- LemonPresent in 3% of Alvarinho
- TropicalPresent in 3% of Alvarinho
- FloralPresent in 3% of Alvarinho
- ButterPresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- MineralityPresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- BlackberryPresent in 2% of Alvarinho