Cellar for up to 5 years. Serve chilled.
One of Portugal’s top winemakers, Anselmo Mendes crafts his own wines in Minho as well as consulting for a variety of leading wineries across the country. Anselmo began producing Alvarinho wines in 1988 and has decades of experience of working with this prized aromatic variety.
This unusual white is the result of extensive experimentation with skin contact, the technique of leaving the grape must in contact with the skins for an extended period to add texture and complexity. The grapes are sourced exclusively from Moncao in the Vinho Verde appellation where the vineyards are located alongside a river which helps moderate the climate even during the warm summer months. In the winery the grapes are fermented and aged for four months on the lees in stainless steel tanks.
The result is a fresh and uplifting white with ample peach, pear and citrus notes on the nose with subtle floral hints. On the palate there is a medium body, creamy texture, and a distinctive chalky minerality on the clean finish. This is a wine that will age well over the next couple of years, although it’s superb to drink now as a refreshing aperitif or accompaniment to fresh seafood and fish.
Anselmo Mendes Contacto Alvarinho 2023
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Anselmo Mendes Contacto Alvarinho 2023
- 2023
- 750ml
- White
- 13%
- Albarino
- Albarino
- Anselmo Mendes
- Vinho Verde
- Portugal
- Vintage: 2023
- Size: 750ml
- Type: White
- Alcohol: 13%
- Varietal: Albarino
- Grapes: Albarino
- Winery: Anselmo Mendes
- Region: Vinho Verde
- Country: Portugal
- Vintage: 2023
- Size: 750ml
- Type: White
- Alcohol: 13%
- Varietal: Albarino
- Grapes: Albarino
- Winery: Anselmo Mendes
- Region: Vinho Verde
- Country: Portugal
This unusual white is the result of extensive experimentation with skin contact, the technique of leaving the grape must in contact with the skins for an extended period to add texture and complexity. In the winery the grapes are fermented and aged for four months on the lees in stainless steel tanks. The result is a fresh and uplifting white with ample peach, pear and citrus notes on the nose with subtle floral hints. On the palate there is a medium body, creamy texture, and a distinctive chalky minerality on the clean finish. This is a wine that will age well over the next couple of years, although it’s superb to drink now as a refreshing aperitif
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VAT
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Anselmo Mendes Contacto Alvarinho 2023
overall i had a positive experience, they have a wide range of wines, some which are hard to find anywhere else - the main reason i still buy from them, plus the discounts are fair and often, but... their codes for the first offer only works at the first offer, which if fine, but then why would you send me the voucher in each package i order, why spam me on the email and every time i log in on the website? this is really bothering me... then their rewards points system is useless, first of all because you only get peanuts even after spending €250 on an order, but even those peanuts will expire if you won't order again soon, which is unfair, to say the least... and lastly, if you get a corked wine, a wine with any deffect or a wine that leaked (my last order contained a bottle of $100 Caymus Cabernet with a leaking cork, which made the wine tasted cooked and flat), they have no procedure put in place for you to replace or return the wine or to get a refund or replacement - none, which is a big no no no for any wine collector... so all in all i give it 3 stars for now