Descripción

La añada 2019 de este monovarietal de Albariño resulta intensa y elegante y con un nivel de alcohol moderado. Este vino del norte de Portugal desprende cierta tensión en su posgusto y que encantará a los aficionados a los vinos de perfil cítrico y tropical.

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Blanco
Añada
2019
Grado
12.2% vol.
Subzona
Melgaço
Variedad
100% Albariño
Origen
Vinho Verde

Cata

Vista
Color amarillo brillante.
Nariz
Aromas que recuerdan a frutas cítricas y tropicales. Notas minerales.
Boca
Punzante, con muy buena acidez y una frescura sorprendente.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir entre 7 y 10 ºC.
Consumo
Se le augura un buen potencial de guarda.
Maridaje
Ideal como aperitivo y como acompañante de mariscos, platos de pescado y de aves.

Viñedo y elaboración

Clima
Añada caracterizada por una gran oscilación térmica entre el día a la noche.
Cosecha
Vendimia realizada de forma manual en cajas pequeñas.
Vinificación
Después del prensado, el mosto decanta naturalmente durante 48 horas. La fermentación se realiza a temperatura controlada usando levaduras seleccionadas.
Embotellado
Estabilización en frío y embotellado. El vino descansa un tiempo en el botellero antes de salir al mercado.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The 2019 Alvarinho, the so-called unoaked "classico," is dry (three grams of residual sugar and 6.9 grams of total acidity) and comes in at 12.5% alcohol. On paper, this has a somewhat crisper demeanor than the 2018. Due to more cool days in 2019 and a harvest in the first week of September, the winery said the acidity was slightly higher with lower pH, and in their opinion, that contributed to the profile of Soalheiro. Comparing this to the Granit, as always, leads you to two completely different wines. The Granit seems lighter, tenser and more energetic. It is precise and focused. This does all that too, but the balance with the fruit is different—often, I say better, but not this year. The expression of fruit here is pure Alvarinho, but the Granit is no slouch. This Classico is ripe but lifted, though. It's pretty tasty in its youth too. Like the Granit, though, this might be better next year—although this is more approachable. They both will age well, as the winery's track record in general has frequently demonstrated over the years. (I still like to stay conservative in the drinking windows. You might not think 11 years is conservative for a Vinho Verde, but here it might well be.) This looks terrific this year, and it's a typically super value.