Soalheiro Primeiras Vinhas, Vinho Verde 2024

This is a truly amazing Vinho Verde, made from the premium Alvarinho variety. This is apparently the first Vinho Verde to be made in Melgaço, Northern Portugal. Whitfield Wines has a very limited amount of their top wine the 'Primeiras Vinhas'.

Great depth, rich, yet fresh and minerally, beautiful balance of stone fruits, citrus zest and crisp acidity. Beautiful wine. This wine, with its tropical fruit aroma, is rich and finely textured. It has a hazelnut and citrus flavor that gives the wine both freshness and ripeness. 

Primeiras Vinhas is located next to the winery, in the the village of Alvaredo, 2.5 mi west of Melgaço and 11 mi east of Monção. The microclimate is very particular; the Melgaço region, the northern point of Portugal, is protected by a range of mountains that create the perfect conditions of rainfall, temperature and sunshine hours needed for ripening the Alvarinho grapes.

The name "Soalheiro" arises from the excellent sun exposure of the vineyards, bearing the same name, “a sunny place.”