The Winery Anselmo Mendes of Vinho Verde of Minho

Winery Anselmo Mendes - Curtimenta Alvarinho
The winery offers 52 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Minho.
It is located in Vinho Verde in the region of Minho

The Winery Anselmo Mendes is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 52 wines for sale in of Vinho Verde to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Anselmo Mendes wines

Looking for the best Winery Anselmo Mendes wines in Vinho Verde among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Anselmo Mendes wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Anselmo Mendes wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Anselmo Mendes

How Winery Anselmo Mendes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of aïoli, quiche lorraine or rillettes of sardines.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

On the nose the white wine of Winery Anselmo Mendes. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, raspberry or flint and sometimes also flavors of perfume, cheese or tomatoes. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Anselmo Mendes. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

  • 2002With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 1998With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes.

  • Alvarinho
  • Loureiro
  • Avesso
  • Verdelho
  • Albariño
  • Alvarelhao

Discovering the wine region of Vinho Verde

The wine region of Vinho Verde is located in the region of Minho of Portugal. We currently count 535 estates and châteaux in the of Vinho Verde, producing 1615 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Vinho Verde go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top red wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Anselmo Mendes

How Winery Anselmo Mendes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tunisian molokheya, leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary or vermicelli sautéed with peking duck.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

On the nose the red wine of Winery Anselmo Mendes. often reveals types of flavors of blueberry, licorice or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Anselmo Mendes. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes.

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Touriga Franca
  • Alvarelhao
  • Vinhão
  • Alfrocheiro Preto

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Anselmo Mendes

How Winery Anselmo Mendes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Anselmo Mendes. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes.

  • Alvarelhao
  • Alvarinho

The word of the wine: Expressive

Said of a wine that is full-bodied and offers well-defined aromas.

The top sweet wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Anselmo Mendes

How Winery Anselmo Mendes wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Anselmo Mendes.

  • Alvarinho

Discover the grape variety: Touriga franca

Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Anselmo Mendes

Planning a wine route in the of Vinho Verde? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Anselmo Mendes.

Discover the grape variety: Albarino

It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

News about Winery Anselmo Mendes and wines from the region

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

A groundbreaking Dram

Ardbeg single malt whisky, based on the southern shores of Scotland’s island of Islay, has recently unveiled Fon Fhòid: the latest in a number of highly unusual experiments. Back in 2014, the distillery team lead by whisky creator, Dr Bill Lumsden and former distillery manager, Mickey Heads (now retired) took the highly unusual approach of burying two already matured casks of Ardbeg underneath the peat bogs themselves, (burning peat smoke is normally used to dry the malted barley during producti ...

The word of the wine: Expressive

Said of a wine that is full-bodied and offers well-defined aromas.

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