Winery Soalheiro - Alvarinho Bruto

Winery SoalheiroAlvarinho Bruto

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Alvarinho Bruto of Winery Soalheiro is a sparkling wine from the region of Monção e Melgaço of Minho.
This wine generally goes well with
The Alvarinho Bruto of the Winery Soalheiro is in the top 10 of wines of Monção e Melgaço.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with microbio taste

yeast, cream

Wine with earth taste

flint, honey

Wine with oak taste

oak

Wine with vegetal taste

straw, gooseberry

On the nose the Alvarinho Bruto of Winery Soalheiro in the region of Minho often reveals types of flavors of cream, almonds or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Soalheiro's Alvarinho Bruto.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Alvarinho Bruto - 2018
In the top 10 of of Monção e Melgaço wines
Average rating: 411110
Alvarinho Bruto - 2017
In the top 10 of of Monção e Melgaço wines
Average rating: 411110
Alvarinho Bruto - 2016
In the top 10 of of Monção e Melgaço wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Alvarinho Bruto - 2015
In the top 10 of of Monção e Melgaço wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Alvarinho Bruto - 2014
In the top 10 of of Monção e Melgaço wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Alvarinho Bruto - 2013
In the top 10 of of Monção e Melgaço wines
Average rating: 411110
Alvarinho Bruto - 2012
In the top 10 of of Monção e Melgaço wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Alvarinho Bruto from Winery Soalheiro are 2018, 2017, 2013, 2016 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Soalheiro

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Monção e Melgaço in the region of Minho

The Winery Soalheiro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Monção e Melgaço to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Minho
In the top 2000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 20 of of Monção e Melgaço wines
In the top 2500 of sparkling wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Cuvée

Often followed by a name that allows for recognition and identification, the word "cuvée" designates a specific wine within the production of a winemaker. This wine is characterized by a specific grape variety, a type of maturation and an organoleptic profile. All the vintages of a domain constitute a range.

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