Wit · Minho
Aveleda Solos de Xisto Alvarinho
The best white grape with seafood. Full stop.
Availability to be confirmed
Aged 18 or over. Identification may be requested on delivery; alcohol is not left with neighbours.
About this wine
Hand-picked Alvarinho from slate soils. Nine months on the lees and nine in bottle. Jasmine and peach on the nose, velvety and creamy on the palate. Nelson's favourite with fish.
Jasmine and ripe peach, velvety and creamy, with mango, grapefruit and a fresh mineral core.
Oysters, grilled fish, prawn cocktail and shellfish.
Specifications
- Regio
- Minho, Portugal
- Producent
- Quinta da Aveleda
- Oogstjaar
- to be confirmed
- Druiven
- Alvarinho
- Stijl
- Elegant, mineral and creamy
- Serveertemperatuur
- 9–11°C
- Taste
- Jasmine and ripe peach, velvety and creamy, with mango, grapefruit and a fresh mineral core.
- Foodpairing
- Oysters, grilled fish, prawn cocktail and shellfish.
What to eat with it
Which wine goes with oysters?
Mineral and briny-fresh, with a creamy undertone from nine months on the lees. Alvarinho is the classic with oysters — and, says Nelson, the best.
Which wine goes with shellfish?
Prawns, mussels, lobster: the creamy texture carries their sweetness, the minerality keeps it sharp.
Which wine goes with fish?
Above all grilled fish. Enough body for a meaty fish off the grill, and freshness for lemon and herbs.
Which wine goes with sushi?
More body and riper fruit than most whites with sushi; lovely with salmon, tuna and sashimi.
Why Varna and Nelson chose this
Why we chose this
Nelson: “My personal favourite. If fish is on the table, this is the bottle I bring. No white grape does it better.”
Taste profile
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