Descrição

Um branco fresco e exuberante que provém da subregião de Lima, no Alto Minho. Os seus solos de granito profundos e pobres em matéria orgânica entregam-nos um vino cristalino e de marcada salinidade devido à influência do Oceano Atlântico sobre a vinha. A Loureiro é a grande protagonista deste Muros Antigos.

Informações de produto

A adega
Anselmo Mendes
Tipo
Branco
Colheita
2019
Álcool
12.0% vol.
Variedade
100% Loureiro
Origem
Vinho Verde

Prova

Vista
Verde lima pálido.
Nariz
Aromas frescos de pêra e maçã seguidos de notas de flor de laranjeira e anis, e ervas aromáticas.
Boca
Entrada fresca, franca e directa com uma acidez cintilante. Acabamento longo com um carácter mineral.
Temperatura de servir
Entre 7 e 10 ºC.
Consumo
Até 2026, se conservado em condições óptimas.

Vinha e preparação

Descrição
Vinhas plantadas em ladeiras viradas a sul ao longo das margens do rio Lima.
Idade
7 anos.
Solo
Solos de granito, profundos e pobres em matéria orgânica.
Clima
Marcada influência do Oceano Atlântico.
Colheita
Vindima manual em caixas pequenas. Quando as uvas são vindimadas, são levadas para a adega, onde passam um tempo refrigeradas antes de iniciar o processo de elaboração.
Vinificação
Prensagem e desengace. Clarificação a frio entre 48 e 72 horas. Longa fermentação a baixa temperatura de entre 14 e 18 ºC.
Envelhecimento
Envelhecido um mínimo de 4 meses com as suas borras, com 'battonages'.

Avaliação dos peritos

The Wine Advocate:

The 2019 Loureiro Muros Antigos Escolha, in bottle about two months when tasted, comes in with 1.5 grams of residual sugar, 6.7 grams of total acidity and 12% alcohol. Continuing a trend, this seems just a bit fresher and crisper than last year's version. The grapes are all sourced from the Lima Valley, the area most famed for Loureiro. If, by the way, you're confused by the many labels, this 2019 is similar to but not the same as the Pássaros Loureiro, a label for the USA. Tiago Mendes said: "Regarding the difference between the Pássaros/Muros Antigos Loureiro, we have 70 hectares of vineyards of Loureiro in the Lima Valley distributed by five estates on the left and right banks. There are no differences in the vinification process between these two wines, the only difference is the origin of the grapes—Pássaros is sourced from the estates located on the right bank of the river, with lower altitude and outcrops of schist, while the Muros Antigos is sourced from the estates located on the left bank of the river, with higher altitude and granitic soils with sandy texture." They are in some ways very close, but this seems just a little fresher and more expressive. It is not as brooding, but perhaps it is a little less concentrated perceptibly, especially on opening. At least from their respective bottles, I had a preference for this somewhat more transparent wine. These are all relative issues, to be sure—this is by no means the most expressive Loureiro either, and it also has plenty of concentration. The price is about the same. Go with what you can find. They are both nice values, but this once again moves me to lean up a bit, while its sibling does not. This seems to have a little more upside potential as well. I hate to just keep repeating myself in scoring, but Anselmo is pretty consistent with this bottling. A day later, this was much nicer, more persistent and lingering. It fleshed out a bit as well. (Frankly, at that point, it was more like the Pássaros.) It will hold for a decade or so from the vintage date, maybe more. This might actually have some ability to develop as well. We'll see, but let's not get too carried away in the wine's youth.