Winery Vale dos AresReserva Alvarinho
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.
The Reserva Alvarinho of the Winery Vale dos Ares is in the top 10 of wines of Monção e Melgaço.
Taste structure of the Reserva Alvarinho from the Winery Vale dos Ares
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Reserva Alvarinho of Winery Vale dos Ares in the region of Minho is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Reserva Alvarinho of Winery Vale dos Ares in the region of Minho often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Reserva Alvarinho
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserva Alvarinho
Original food and wine pairings with Reserva Alvarinho
The Reserva Alvarinho of Winery Vale dos Ares matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of rice with seafood, mini burgers or haddock with curry cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Vale dos Ares's Reserva 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 Reserva Alvarinho from Winery Vale dos Ares are 2012, 2017, 2015, 2013 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Vale dos Ares
The Winery Vale dos Ares is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 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: Mercaptan
Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.
