Winery Quinta de Val BôaOlo Alvarinho
White wine
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The Olo Alvarinho of the Winery Quinta de Val Bôa is in the top 5 of wines of Basto.
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.
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Informations about the Winery Quinta de Val Bôa
The Winery Quinta de Val Bôa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Basto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Basto
Wine region in central Portugal (between Bairrada and Dão, alluvial plains and limestone slopes along the Mondego), Atlantic-Mediterranean climate. Encruzado and Bical reign in white: fresh, delicate, white flowers, peach, citrus and a racy mineral-saline touch. Powerful Baga and Touriga Nacional in reds with dark fruits. Structured Arinto.
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: Pigeage
Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.
