Wines made from Alvarinho grapes of Lisboa
Discover the best wines made with Alvarinho as a single variety or as a blend of Lisboa.
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 Lisboa
Vast coastal IGP north of Lisbon, Portugal's largest producer by volume. Accessible, sun-filled reds: fruity, spicy Castelão, dense Touriga Nacional (black fruit, violet), fleshy Trincadeira, deep Alicante Bouschet. Fresh, mineral whites: straight, lemony Arinto (star of Bucelas), aromatic Fernão Pires, round Vital and Malvasia. Structured reds from Alenquer, sparkling at Óbidos.
What are the typical flavors of the Alvarinho grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 18% of Alvarinho
- Tree fruitPresent in 17% of Alvarinho
- EarthPresent in 14% of Alvarinho
- MicrobioPresent in 8% of Alvarinho
- OakPresent in 8% of Alvarinho
- Tropical fruitPresent in 7% of Alvarinho
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Alvarinho
- Non oakPresent in 5% of Alvarinho
- SpicesPresent in 4% of Alvarinho
- Red fruitPresent in 3% of Alvarinho
- OakyPresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- Green applePresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- LemonPresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- Black fruitPresent in 2% of Alvarinho
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Alvarinho
- CherryPresent in 1% of Alvarinho
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Alvarinho
- CitrusPresent in 1% of Alvarinho
- PeachPresent in 1% of Alvarinho