2024 Soalheiro Allo Loureiro Alvarinho

Soalheiro |Alvarinho
A delicious and dangerously drinkable Vinho Verde at a sensational price!

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Description

This is the delicious and dangerously drinkable 'entry-level' Vinho Verde from the excellent Portugese producer Soalheiro, and boy is it great value!

Soalheiro is the family that put Alvarinho from Melgaço on the map. João António Cerdeira planted his first vines in this cool northern corner of Portugal back in the 1970s and bottled the region's first Alvarinho brand in 1982. Today his son Luís makes the wines, and Soalheiro is still the name most people reach for when they think of top-shelf Vinho Verde.

Allo is the easygoing member of the family, a blend of Alvarinho and Loureiro, which is where the name comes from. Alvarinho brings the citrus, stone fruit and texture. Loureiro, the classic Vinho Verde grape, adds a lifted floral perfume. It's crisp and fragrant, with lemon, green apple and white flowers over a bright, mouthwatering finish.

Drink it young and well chilled with grilled prawns, fish tacos or a big bowl of mussels. Terrific buying at the price.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type White
Body Light Bodied
Variety Alvarinho
Country Portugal
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
Closure Cork

Soalheiro

Soalheiro has spent more than four decades exploring just how good Portuguese Alvarinho can be. Based in Melgaço, near the Spanish border, it produces vibrant whites, textured wines built to age and sparkling Alvarinho.

In 1974, João António Cerdeira and his family planted Melgaço’s first vineyard dedicated entirely to Alvarinho. Experiments in the family garage followed, with the car making way for barrels and the first Soalheiro released in 1982.

Mountains shelter Monção e Melgaço from the Atlantic, while warm days, cool nights and granite soils help deliver ripe flavour with bright acidity. That combination gives the wines their generosity and freshness.

The family’s vineyards have been certified organic since 2006, complemented by fruit from a community of local growers. Their small plots span different elevations and exposures, giving the team plenty of vineyard diversity to explore.

Old vines, mountain sites, barrel fermentation and extended ageing each reveal another side of the grape, making this one of the most exciting explorations of Alvarinho in Portugal.

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