Winery Quinta Cova Da RaposaAlvarinho Grande Escolha
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Alvarinho Grande Escolha from the Winery Quinta Cova Da Raposa
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Alvarinho Grande Escolha of Winery Quinta Cova Da Raposa in the region of Minho is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Alvarinho Grande Escolha of Winery Quinta Cova Da Raposa in the region of Minho often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Alvarinho Grande Escolha
Pairings that work perfectly with Alvarinho Grande Escolha
Original food and wine pairings with Alvarinho Grande Escolha
The Alvarinho Grande Escolha of Winery Quinta Cova Da Raposa matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of lobster and scallops on a bed of leeks, tuna spread or whiting fillets with pepper cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quinta Cova Da Raposa's Alvarinho Grande Escolha.
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 Alvarinho Grande Escolha from Winery Quinta Cova Da Raposa are 2018, 2017, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Quinta Cova Da Raposa
The Winery Quinta Cova Da Raposa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Vinho Verde to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vinho Verde
Portuguese star of fresh, slightly sparkling white. High-end Alvarinho in Monção and Melgaço: mineral, precise whites with signature notes of lemon, white peach, flowers and a tense saline finish. Aromatic Loureiro (orange blossom, bay leaf), round Trajadura, full Avesso, lively Arinto. Light natural effervescence, low alcohol (9-11°), sharp vivacity: ideal aperitif and seafood.
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: New
Said of a wine from the last harvest, and more particularly of an early wine.
