17 pts Vinho Grandes Escolhas - Very subtle aromas with floral savour of roses and peppermint. Delicate on the palate, with predominance of floral flavours, and with fresh ending.
Winemaking: Quinta do Vallado Prima differs from the typical Moscatel due to his dryness. This wine is made with 30 years old Moscatel vineyards. Before fermentation take place the moist was kept together with the liquid, a technique called Skin Contact. Fermentation, using the process called "bica aberta", lasted for nearly one month with temperatures varying between 14º and 16ºC. The wine was kept for 3 months in stainless steel vats.
Grape Varieties: Moscatel Galego Branco
Tasting Notes: Very subtle aromas with floral savour of roses and peppermint. Delicate on the palate, with predominance of floral flavours, and with fresh ending.
Store and Serve Advices: Storage Lying down at a temperature of 15°C. Serving at a temperature from 10-11°C.
Food Pairing: This wine is recommended for the appetisers.
Allergens: Contains sulphites.
Reviews and Awards: . 17 points in Vinho Grandes Escolhas; . 16,5 points in Revista de Vinhos.
16 pts Revista de Vinhos - Orange colour, slightly cloudy. Bitter but balanced flavour with complex notes of citrus (grapefruit), mango and melon. Hops: citra,...
91 pts Robert Parker - Intense ruby colour. Excellent aromatic expression, where the notes of fresh, wild fruits of the Douro are highlighted, in perfect...
87 pts Robert Parker - Citrus colour. Aromatic intensity, dominated by minerality with notes of high quality wood. Excellent volume , fresh and well-balanced....
91 pts Robert Parker - Deep violet colour. Very expressive and intense aromas, with fresh berry fruit in perfect harmony with elegant gum cistus notes and soft spices....
89 pts Robert Parker - Citrus colour, aroma with citrus and tropical aromas with an unusual balance between the acidity, the sweetness and the low 9% alcohol...
88 pts Robert Parker - This is a thesis wine: thinking about the Antão Vaz grape variety harvested at the right time, after waiting for the aromatic and...
18 pts Revista de Vinhos - It presents a straw yellow colour with aromas of citrus, vegetables and some notes with deep tropical floral scent - all in great balance...
16,5 pts Revista de Vinhos - With a citrus colour, the wine initially shows good floral, citric, light tropical notes evolving later to some mineral notes, more...
88 pts Robert Parker - Aroma revels a elegant profile with more mineral notes, dry and persistent flavour. Soalheiro Granit reveals a more mineral profile of...
92 pts Robert Parker - Bright lemon colour. Excellent intensity on the nose, with fresh citrus and tropical fruit aromas, delicate orange blossom notes and a...
88 pts Robert Parker - A barrel aged blend of local and international varieties grown on our cool Atlantic coastal vineyards and in the warmer Alentejano...
92 pts Robert Parker - Citrus colour, elegant and full flavour that grows in the glass, becoming increasingly persistent. The flavour is full bodied, fresh and complex...
88 pts Robert Parker - Flower and mature fruit aromas, with melon notes on the nose. Very mineral and fresh, well balanced persistent flavour, with citric notes.
92 pts Robert Parker - No big fruity expression, is stylish, outspoken and a superb minerality. This full-bodied with good acidity and balanced and dense ending...
Reveals a bright, straw open with citrus reflexes. The aroma is typically the grape variety, intense and delicately fruity with notes of stone fruit and slight jam. On...
91 pts Robert Parker - It is a wine with a very intense aroma, with hints of citrus and floral, distinctive and elegant where the qualities of the variety are...
18 pts Vinho Grandes Escolhas - Made with organically grown grapes of Alvarinho, not subject to filtration, the colour of the wine is intense, the aroma full...
93 pts Robert Parker - Citrus colour, elegant and full flavour with oak notes, maintaining the freshness and fruit of Alvarinho grape. The flavour is full...
92 pts Robert Parker - Mineral notes on the nose, well integrated with oak. Full bodied, with excellent acidity, good complexity and with a persistent finish.
17 pts Vinho Grandes Escolhas - Very subtle aromas with floral savour of roses and peppermint. Delicate on the palate, with predominance of floral flavours, and with fresh ending.
16 pts Revista de Vinhos - Deep ruby with purple edges colour. Spicy red berry fruits. Elegant palate showing youthful fruit, fine tannins with good balancing acidity on the finish.
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