White Wine

Muros de Melgaço

Alvarinho 2024, 75cl

Vinhos Verdes

Muros de Melgaço

DOC Vinho Verde – Alvarinho Monção and Melgaço

Description
Produced exclusively from the Alvarinho grape, Muros de Melgaço comes from south-facing hillside vineyards located solely in Melgaço. The grapes, carefully selected, reach a high level of ripeness while preserving remarkable acidity — key to the wine’s freshness and ageing potential.

Complex and expressive, it is fermented and aged for six months in 225L French oak barrels. It was the first wine released by the producer, and for over 25 years it has consistently reflected a commitment to excellence and elegance. Today, it stands as a benchmark for Alvarinho in Portugal, showcasing the full potential and distinction of this noble grape.

Vinification
The grapes are hand-harvested in small boxes from the estate’s best vineyard parcels. After gentle destemming and pressing, the must undergoes cold settling at 12ºC. Fermentation takes place in French oak barrels, with bâtonnage on full lees for six months.

Food Pairing
Muros de Melgaço is an excellent match for fish dishes. It pairs beautifully with traditional Portuguese codfish gratin or lemon-seasoned fish fillets.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

Anselmo Mendes

Anselmo Mendes was born and grew up in Monção. It was then, as a child, that he became acquainted with the culture of the vine and wine production. The Alvarinho variety, and its wine produced there, immediately became a part of his life, to the extent that, today, Anselmo Mendes and Alvarinho are synonymous.

He graduated in Agro-Industrial Engineering in 1987, at the Higher Education Institute of the Technical University of Lisbon, and post-graduated in Oenology at the Catholic University six years later.

Address

Anselmo Mendes Vinhos, Lda.
Zona Industrial de Penso, Lote 2
4960-310 Melgaço
Portugal