Anselmo Mendes Alvarinho 'Muros Antigos' 2025

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Anselmo Mendes is a Portuguese Vinho Verde producer specializing in Alvarinho from the Monção e Melgaço sub-region. Muros Antigos Alvarinho is 100% Alvarinho from sunny hillside vineyards with granitic soils poor in organic matter and clay, hand-harvested in small crates. The grapes are destemmed and pressed as whole berries, cold-settled for 48-72 hours, fermented at 14-18°C, and aged a minimum of 3 months on fine lees with regular batonnage. DOC Vinho Verde, Alvarinho, Monção e Melgaço; 12.5% ABV; pH 3.14; total acidity 6.4 g/L; annual production approximately 150,000 bottles; cellaring potential up to 10 years.