Nose floral aromatics, saltwater. Stone fruit. Crab apple. Marigold. Palate well balanced. Acid, but rounded with age. Salty especially toward to finish. Floral here too. Really well made and intriguing.
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Cayó la ultima botella de este muy buen vino. No aprecio más diferencias con las botellas anteriores que quizá ha aumentado la sensación de mineralidad, y disminuido un poco el carácter floral. Por lo demás está muy rico y agradable
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Color amarillo pálido. Aroma de intensidad media-alta, manzana verde, cítricos, algo de hierbas de monte y un pequeño fondo mineral. Boca de medio cuerpo, acidez muy alta al borde, muy seco con retro gusto salado, muy expresivo en orden a manzana verde, cítricos y algo de fruta blanca, con el mismo fondo mineral. Bastante largo
El Loureiro es una variedad autóctona portuguesa. Se trata de un vino sencillo y muy agradable, me recuerda al Verdejo español
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Don't drink much vinho verde. This seems to be part of a Niepoort project that has various Docil line extensions. It's labeled Loureiro which appears to be the grape variety. That's about all I know going in.
Color a light straw with green highlights. No noticeable signs of fizz. Nose is stony and saline, maybe a little white orchard fruit and some floral overtones. Very pleasant on the palate with saline minerality, under-ripe pear in the middle, and somewhat riper yellow fruit toward the brisk, green-tasting finish. It's not exactly bitter, but not far off either.
Strikes me as a bracing aperitif at 11.5% ABV, probably best with simple uncomplicated food. It actually didn't do all that well with plain sautéed swordfish, which surprised me, as I would have guessed them to be highly compatible. Probably better when they're both fresh and on their native soil.
Clean Pale straw Slight residual CO2 mineral, crushed gravel, lime, white flowers, slight burnt match on the nose (low pH, reductive) medium light alcohol Medium plus to high acid, very vibrant Green apple, slight grapefruit pith, lemon peel long finish A very fresh, if somewhat closed, vinho verde
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Color is light lemon yellow. Nose is like a nice Riesling with white peach, lots of minerals and slight petrol. Surprised me…as last Loureiro at a similar price point I had was much less intense and expressive and more citrus driven. Nice texture, slightly oily. Juicy, crisp with very bright acidity. Palate has a little citrus in addition. Very long. Delicious! This could be the buy of the century for what I paid for it…on sale around $10!!!
P.s. this is a wine to enjoy right away from the first pour when those Riesling-esque qualities show. For me this did tire rather quickly and gained a little bitterness on the palate after 20-30 minutes. Score adjusted 91–>90
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Brought to drink at Oinoscent during service. 25yo Loureiro vines, granit soil, 1400 vines/ha, 11.50%, 150m altitude, handpicked, 5 months in steel tanks, 30.000 bottles production.
The wine is youthful and very fresh in the nose, slowing medium to high intensity, herbal notes, lemon leaves, lemon peel, lime, underripe pear and green apple, laurel and parsley. In the palate, the wine shows acidity and a brine element, medium body, herbal and citrus notes with medium to long finish. Interesting wine, would like to see this age
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Pale lemon with glints of green – honeydew melon, lime, pear, green apple; palate adds black iced tea with lemon. Medium+ acid, 11.5% ABV, light body, medium intensity, medium- finish. Paired nicely with Baked Chicken Nuggets and Smashed Potatoes.
Made with the local Loureiro (which translates as "laurel" or "bay") grape.
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8/25/2023 - lake.vino Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nose floral aromatics, saltwater. Stone fruit. Crab apple. Marigold. Palate well balanced. Acid, but rounded with age. Salty especially toward to finish. Floral here too. Really well made and intriguing.
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8/13/2023 - FEDEVIDAL Likes this wine: 88 Points
Cayó la ultima botella de este muy buen vino. No aprecio más diferencias con las botellas anteriores que quizá ha aumentado la sensación de mineralidad, y disminuido un poco el carácter floral. Por lo demás está muy rico y agradable
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10/19/2022 - FEDEVIDAL Likes this wine: 88 Points
Color amarillo pálido. Aroma de intensidad media-alta, manzana verde, cítricos, algo de hierbas de monte y un pequeño fondo mineral. Boca de medio cuerpo, acidez muy alta al borde, muy seco con retro gusto salado, muy expresivo en orden a manzana verde, cítricos y algo de fruta blanca, con el mismo fondo mineral. Bastante largo
El Loureiro es una variedad autóctona portuguesa. Se trata de un vino sencillo y muy agradable, me recuerda al Verdejo español
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6/9/2022 - bevetroppo wrote: 87 Points
Don't drink much vinho verde. This seems to be part of a Niepoort project that has various Docil line extensions. It's labeled Loureiro which appears to be the grape variety. That's about all I know going in.
Color a light straw with green highlights. No noticeable signs of fizz. Nose is stony and saline, maybe a little white orchard fruit and some floral overtones. Very pleasant on the palate with saline minerality, under-ripe pear in the middle, and somewhat riper yellow fruit toward the brisk, green-tasting finish. It's not exactly bitter, but not far off either.
Strikes me as a bracing aperitif at 11.5% ABV, probably best with simple uncomplicated food. It actually didn't do all that well with plain sautéed swordfish, which surprised me, as I would have guessed them to be highly compatible. Probably better when they're both fresh and on their native soil.
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10/8/2021 - crcarlson Likes this wine: 88 Points
Clean
Pale straw
Slight residual CO2
mineral, crushed gravel, lime, white flowers, slight burnt match on the nose (low pH, reductive)
medium light alcohol
Medium plus to high acid, very vibrant
Green apple, slight grapefruit pith, lemon peel
long finish
A very fresh, if somewhat closed, vinho verde
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10/2/2021 - oldwines Likes this wine: 90 Points
Color is light lemon yellow. Nose is like a nice Riesling with white peach, lots of minerals and slight petrol. Surprised me…as last Loureiro at a similar price point I had was much less intense and expressive and more citrus driven. Nice texture, slightly oily. Juicy, crisp with very bright acidity. Palate has a little citrus in addition. Very long. Delicious! This could be the buy of the century for what I paid for it…on sale around $10!!!
P.s. this is a wine to enjoy right away from the first pour when those Riesling-esque qualities show. For me this did tire rather quickly and gained a little bitterness on the palate after 20-30 minutes. Score adjusted 91–>90
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6/7/2021 - kostaslonis Likes this wine: 89 Points
Brought to drink at Oinoscent during service.
25yo Loureiro vines, granit soil, 1400 vines/ha, 11.50%, 150m altitude, handpicked, 5 months in steel tanks, 30.000 bottles production.
The wine is youthful and very fresh in the nose, slowing medium to high intensity, herbal notes, lemon leaves, lemon peel, lime, underripe pear and green apple, laurel and parsley.
In the palate, the wine shows acidity and a brine element, medium body, herbal and citrus notes with medium to long finish.
Interesting wine, would like to see this age
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1/24/2021 - ludovicdc Likes this wine: 88 Points
Filet de bar, ravioles de courge, amande et parmesan
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8/6/2020 - LaiJien Likes this wine: 89 Points
Pale lemon with glints of green – honeydew melon, lime, pear, green apple; palate adds black iced tea with lemon. Medium+ acid, 11.5% ABV, light body, medium intensity, medium- finish. Paired nicely with Baked Chicken Nuggets and Smashed Potatoes.
Made with the local Loureiro (which translates as "laurel" or "bay") grape.
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