Winery SoalheiroOppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Oppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho of the Winery Soalheiro is in the top 30 of wines of Monção e Melgaço.
Taste structure of the Oppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho from the Winery Soalheiro
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Oppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho of Winery Soalheiro in the region of Minho is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Oppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho of Winery Soalheiro in the region of Minho often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Oppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho
Pairings that work perfectly with Oppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho
Original food and wine pairings with Oppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho
The Oppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho of Winery Soalheiro matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar with honey, lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits or deer jig.
Details and technical informations about Winery Soalheiro's Oppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho.
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 Oppaco Vinhão - Alvarinho from Winery Soalheiro are 2016, 2013, 2015, 2014 and 0.
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
Premium epicentre sub-region of Portuguese Vinho Verde (far north, Minho on Spanish border): Alvarinho signature white king — rich, full-bodied profile with vibrant citrus, stone fruit, flowers and complex saline minerality, vibrant acidity and exceptional ageing. Loureiro and Trajadura complementary. Weathered granites, microclimate sheltered by western mountains from the Atlantic, hot dry summers cold winters, full ripening.
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: Amber
(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.
