Quinta de Soalheiro, Granit, Monção e Melgaço, 2017

93
Tasted by: Tina Gellie
(at Wines of Portugal annual tasting, London, 20 Feb 2019)
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2023
As the name suggests, grapes for this wine come from a specific parcel of vines on granite soils above 200m in altitude, giving real purity, mineral drive and focus. The nose and palate are layered with ripe nectarine, melon and candied peel notes along with a definite slatey tang. Long, elegant and complex, it has brisk grapefruit acidity and lovely creaminess from lees stirring. The Primeiras Vinhas is also a stunner.
Producer
Quinta de Soalheiro
Brand
Granit
Vintage
2017
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Portugal
Region
Vinho Verde
Appellation
Monção e Melgaço
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
13.00%
Body
Light