Anselmo Mendes - Contacto Alvarinho 2019
Anselmo Mendès Vinhos is located in the Vinho Verde Demarcated Region in Portugal. It has vineyards in three regions, each planted with a specific grape variety: Alvarinho in the Minho Valley, Loureiro in the Lima Valley and Avesso in the Douro Valley. Anselmo Mendes was born and grew up in Monção. It was then, as a child, that he became acquainted with the culture of the vine and wine production. He graduated in Agro-Industrial Engineering in 1987, at the Higher Education Institute of the Technical University of Lisbon, and post-graduated in Oenology at the Catholic University six years later. The Alvarinho variety, and its wine produced there, immediately became a part of his life, to the extent that, today, Anselmo Mendes and Alvarinho are synonymous.
Contacto is made from Alvarinho exclusively produced in Monção and Melgaço. The grapes are fully destemmed and undergo a short skin maceration. The wine is aged at least 4 months on fine lees. It has an ageing potential of 10 years.
Grape variety: 100% Alvarinho