{"id":24166,"date":"2026-08-24T12:41:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=24166"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:50:48","slug":"muros-antigos-d-o-c-vinho-verde-alvarinho-copy-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/en\/sklep\/drinks\/wine\/muros-antigos-d-o-c-vinho-verde-alvarinho-copy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CONTACTO D.O.C. Vinho Verde\/Mon\u00e7\u00e3o e Melga\u00e7o Alvarinho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contacto D.O.C. Vinho Verde Alvarinho Mon\u00e7\u00e3o e Melga\u00e7o<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a high-quality white wine from the Mon\u00e7\u00e3o e Melga\u00e7o sub-region of the Vinho Verde DOC in northern Portugal, produced by Anselmo Mendes (now in partnership with Mendes &amp; Symington).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Characteristics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name \u201cContacto\u201d refers to the short skin contact (maceration) used during winemaking, which gives the wine extra texture and depth. It is made exclusively from Alvarinho grapes grown in low-altitude vineyards near the river, on granitic sandy-loam soils with alluvial deposits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Technical Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Country \/ Region<\/strong>: Portugal, DOC Vinho Verde \u2013 Mon\u00e7\u00e3o e Melga\u00e7o<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Producer<\/strong>: Anselmo Mendes \/ Mendes &amp; Symington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grape variety<\/strong>: 100% Alvarinho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alcohol<\/strong>: approx. 12.5% vol.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total acidity<\/strong>: approx. 7 g\/L<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>pH<\/strong>: approx. 3.30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vinification<\/strong>: Hand-harvested grapes, full destemming, brief skin maceration, cold clarification, temperature-controlled fermentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ageing<\/strong>: Minimum 3 months on fine lees with regular b\u00e2tonnage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tasting Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pale lemon colour. Fine and intense mineral aroma with citrus notes (lemon, grapefruit), delicate floral hints, light tea notes and wet stone. On the palate it is full, creamy and complex, with vibrant acidity, elegant minerality and a long, structured finish. It combines the classic freshness of Alvarinho with greater texture and depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Serving Suggestions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serve at 10\u201312 \u00b0C. Excellent with seafood, fish, sushi, salads, light white meat dishes or as an aperitif. It has ageing potential of up to about 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contacto Alvarinho is one of the most recognised and highly regarded wines from Mon\u00e7\u00e3o e Melga\u00e7o \u2014 elegant, mineral and a true expression of the Alvarinho variety by one of its leading masters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anselmo Mendes Muros Antigos D.O.C. Vinho Verde Alvarinho to bia\u0142e, wytrawne wino z regionu Vinho Verde. Wyprodukowane w 100% ze szczepu Alvarinho.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24272,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[1471],"product_cat":[1094,1097],"product_tag":[1374,1355],"class_list":["post-24166","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-anselmo-mendes","product_cat-drinks","product_cat-wine","product_tag-barrel-aged","product_tag-mono-varietal","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/24166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=24166"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=24166"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portugalskiswiat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=24166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}