Anselmo Mendes Parcela Unica Alvarinho - 2021 (750ml)

White wine made from grapes of Alvarinho variety coming from a single plot which produces a wine that reveals Alvarinho at its purest and most original state.

Handpicked grapes into small boxes and carried to the winery in a short period of time. Very soft pressing of the whole destemmed grapes. Long cold clarification. Fermentation in new 400-litre Frenchoak barrels. Ageing in these barrels for 9 months with bâtonnage on the whole lees. 12 months ageing in bottle.

Complexe and austere nose. Hints of wild flowers and hay along with a delicate minerality remembering wet stone. Some hazelnut and vanilla coming from the oak fermentation and aging. On the palate arefreshing acidity and verticality. A touch of smoke ending long and elegant. - Winemaker's Notes