Monção e Melgaço
Alvarinho's home
- Soil
- Granite and sandy soils up against the Minho river / Spanish border.
- Style
- The most serious, structured, age-worthy Vinho Verde — varietal Alvarinho.
- Top sites
- The northern subzone, sharing the Minho with Spain's Rías Baixas.
- Vintages
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Producers
- Anselmo Mendes
Tip · The same grape and river as Spanish Albariño/Rías Baixas — here it makes the richest, most ageworthy Vinho Verde, often without the famous spritz.
Value pick
Soalheiro Alvarinho · ~$22
The pioneer of single-varietal Alvarinho — textured, citrusy and far more serious than typical Vinho Verde.
Collector pick
Soalheiro 'Primeiras Vinhas' Alvarinho · ~$45 · 2019
An old-vine Alvarinho that ages remarkably — the serious, collectible face of Vinho Verde.