Synopsis, Our Opinion: Nice Vinho Verde at a GREAT price.
Producer/Winery: Arios; Felgueiras, Portugal.
Grape Variety: Loureiro.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Vinho Verde, Portugal.
Vintage: 2016
Price: $10.80 (with a 10% mixed case discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Sauteed scallops with parsley and garlic.
Tasting:
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Chilled before drinking. Clear, dark wheat straw color and very slightly effervescent. Citrus, hyacinths, fresh baked bread right out of the oven and peach aromas. Fresh, dry and refreshing, with a light body and 150-grit texture. Tart flavors of: lemon, lime, ripe apple and water from a deep metamorphic rock well. Crisp acidity and a long inconsequential mineral finish. Very refreshing wine…a combination of flavors and mouth-feel that that were both stimulating and satisfying. At first we both commented the tastes were just a tad sour, but as the wine warmed all the other flavors became more prominent and any sourness disappeared. Nice Vinho Verde at a GREAT price.
Photo from the Decanting Club.
Alcohol Content: 11%
Closure: Natural cork.
UPC Code: 8 75359 00351 0
Imported by: Boutique Wine Collection; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.