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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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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