Winery SoalheiroAlvarinho 9% Dócil
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
The Alvarinho 9% Dócil of the Winery Soalheiro is in the top 70 of wines of Monção e Melgaço.
Taste structure of the Alvarinho 9% Dócil from the Winery Soalheiro
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Alvarinho 9% Dócil of Winery Soalheiro in the region of Minho is a with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Alvarinho 9% Dócil
Pairings that work perfectly with Alvarinho 9% Dócil
Original food and wine pairings with Alvarinho 9% Dócil
The Alvarinho 9% Dócil of Winery Soalheiro matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp with oyster sauce, shrimp acras or thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong).
Details and technical informations about Winery Soalheiro's Alvarinho 9% Dócil.
Discover the grape variety: Alvarinho
The white Alvarinho is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. The white Alvarinho can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Alvarinho 9% Dócil from Winery Soalheiro are 2018, 0, 2017
Informations about the Winery Soalheiro
The Winery Soalheiro is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 34 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
The wine region of Monção e Melgaço is located in the region of Vinho Verde of Minho of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anselmo Mendes or the Domaine Quinta da Pedra produce mainly wines white, sparkling and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monção e Melgaço are Alvarinho, Loureiro and Albarino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monção e Melgaço often reveals types of flavors of green apple, yeast or slate and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, yellow plum or acacia.
The wine region of Minho
Minho is Portugal's Northernmost wine region. It is known for one wine style above all others: crisp, light, white Vinho Verde, whose DOC zone covers the same territory. The Minho name is used for the area's Vinho Regional designation (similar to the French IGP). The latter's looser production laws allow more diversity in the average winery's portfolio, including red and rosé wines.
The word of the wine: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
