2023 Alvarinho
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Note di degustazione
I don't find a lot of varietal character in the 2023 Alvarinho, which feels a little reductive and could be due to the bottling operation. It has a medium-bodied palate, contained ripeness and 13.1% alcohol. It fermented in stainless steel, where it matured with the lees for six months. 10,000 bottles produced.
Punteggi della critica
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Altre recensioni e punteggi
Full bottle 1,149 g. From the Melgaço subregion though the appellation on the label is simply Vinho Verde. Granite soils, hand-harvested. 48-hour cold settling. Fermented in tank and aged 4 months on lees. TA 6.1 g/l, pH 3.37. A beautiful label, from a painting by Howard Hodgkin, Britannia Bombay , in support of Hodgkin's Sovereign Art Foundation, Openly aromatic, mostly fresh herbs and citrus but also a peachy quality, not quite floral. Full of Alvarinho fruit in the mouth, citrus, fresh pears – scented rather than heavily perfumed. Fresh, rounded, with a nicely stony-dry finish. Straightforward, juicy and a touch of bitterness on the finish increasing the freshness. (JH)
Informazioni sul produttore
A joint project from British entrepreneur Howard Bilton and Australian winemaker David Baverstock, Howard’s Folly is a boutique wine producer in the Alentejo. Working with old vines and indigenous grapes largely in the cooler Portalegre, they craft fresh and modern expressions of the region.