Winery Quinta de BalãoDueto de Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Dueto de Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho from the Winery Quinta de Balão
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In the mouth the Dueto de Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho of Winery Quinta de Balão in the region of Minho is a with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Dueto de Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho
Pairings that work perfectly with Dueto de Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho
Original food and wine pairings with Dueto de Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho
The Dueto de Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho of Winery Quinta de Balão matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mussels with rosemary and barbecue, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or verrine of beetroot and lump roe.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta de Balão's Dueto de Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho.
Discover the grape 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Dueto de Monção e Melgaço Alvarinho from Winery Quinta de Balão are 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Quinta de Balão
The Winery Quinta de Balão is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Monção e Melgaço to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monção e Melgaço
Premium epicentre sub-region of Portuguese Vinho Verde (far north, Minho on Spanish border): Alvarinho signature white king — rich, full-bodied profile with vibrant citrus, stone fruit, flowers and complex saline minerality, vibrant acidity and exceptional ageing. Loureiro and Trajadura complementary. Weathered granites, microclimate sheltered by western mountains from the Atlantic, hot dry summers cold winters, full ripening.
The wine region of Minho
Portugal's northernmost region, heart of Atlantic Vinho Verde. Signature lively, lightly sparkling whites with signature notes of citrus, green apple, white flowers, fresh herbs and a saline touch, thirst-quenching, low-alcohol palate — the sunshine wine par excellence. High-end star Alvarinho (peach, exotic fruits, minerality), floral Loureiro (laurel), ample Trajadura, taut Arinto, structured Avesso. Vinhão as lively red.
The word of the wine: Clone
A vine propagated from a single specimen (by cuttings or grafting), as opposed to mass selection, which starts from a family of vines.
