• 40% Avesso from Baião, 40% Loureiro from the Lima Valley and 20% Alvarinho from Monção e Melgaço
• Granite subsoils throughout
• Hand-harvested
• Fermented with indigenous yeast in tank with a 4-month elevage on the lees
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2024
Country:
Portugal
Region:
Minho
Appellation:
Vinho Verde
Variety:
Blend - Other
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | PT-MND-01-24 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
90+
Date
2025-03-27
"Anselmo Mendes has a big focus on Alvarinho, from 2005 also Loureiro and in 2009 Avesso (not very aromatic but mineral), and this 2024 Muros Antigos Escolha is 40% Loureiro, 40% Avesso and 20% Alvarinho, a blend they like because the grapes complement each other. The juice from the pressing of the destemmed grapes fermented in stainless steel with neutral yeasts and was kept with fine lees in stainless steel. It's pale and young and has a soft, tender palate with nice balance and good ripeness and notes of white flowers and fruit. It has 12.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.14 and six grams of acidity, coming through as balanced and complex beyond the price point. 150,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2025."