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Afluente Alvarinho 2021
21,90 €
Austere nose, but already shows great complexity. Notes of apricot, linden and citrus notes (lemon, orange, tangerine) as well as an involving wet stone aroma. In the mouth the same citrus, but now more marked by grapefruit, pineapple notes and again the wet stone to arise. The barrel appears to transmit complexity. Vibrant acidity. Structured, long and complex.
| Producer | Producer & Winemaker: Constantino Ramos |
| Region | Vinho Verde |
| Grapes | Alvarinho (100%) |
| Soil | Sub-Region of Monção and Melgaço |
| Winemaking | Grapes are harvested manually in small boxes, with a great selection from the vineyard, only bunches in perfect conditions of ripeness and sanitary conditions being harvested. Total destemming. Fermentation in used French oak barrels. |
| Aging | 9 months in old French oak barrels. |
| Capacity | 750 ml |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 12,5% |
| Temperature | 10ºC - 12ºC |
| Harmonizations | Sushi, fried shad, codfish "à minhota" and oven-roasted lamb. |
Constantino Ramos' project begins in Monção (Vinho Verde region) where he found old vines in Riba de Mouro and Tangil in the top of the municipality of Monção. With them, he produced his Zafirah. He wanted to make an elegant, graceful, easy-to-drink wine that would convey freshness and refer to the old wines of the region, the so-called “Vinhos de Viana”. This red wine with low oenological intervention is intended to honour the famous Monção red wines that were exported to England and Flanders in the 14th and 15th centuries. Artisanal wine, “carried on your lap” throughout its process, without haste or trampling respecting your own will with minimal, surgical and oenological interventions that respect the character of the wine.
He didn´t resist producing an Alvarinho that reflects his interpretation of the grape variety. Using a small vineyard near the place where he explores the reds, he selected a vineyard planted about 250 meters away and produced his Afluente wine, seeking to extract more tension, austerity and vibrant acidity.
