Wines made from Alvarinho grapes of Douro
Discover the best wines made with Alvarinho as a single variety or as a blend of Douro.
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 Duriense
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
What are the typical flavors of the Alvarinho grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 16% of Alvarinho
- Citrus fruitPresent in 16% of Alvarinho
- EarthPresent in 14% of Alvarinho
- Tropical fruitPresent in 13% of Alvarinho
- OakPresent in 12% of Alvarinho
- MicrobioPresent in 10% of Alvarinho
- Non oakPresent in 8% of Alvarinho
- VegetalPresent in 8% of Alvarinho
- SpicesPresent in 6% of Alvarinho
- OakyPresent in 3% of Alvarinho
- TropicalPresent in 3% of Alvarinho
- CitrusPresent in 3% of Alvarinho
- MineralityPresent in 3% of Alvarinho
- LemonPresent in 3% of Alvarinho
- SmokePresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- ButterPresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- LimePresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- PearPresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- StonePresent in 2% of Alvarinho