Soalheiro Alvarinho 2025
Region: Vinho Verde
Producer: Soalheiro
Soalheiro produces great Alvarinho every year, delivering a nice richness underpinned by wonderful freshness resulting in a very complex wine. Irresistible when young but all the more fascinating after 5 to 10 years in bottle.The hot days and cold nights keep the grapes fresh and fruity with a present but moderate acidity.
It is an intense, elegant wine with volume. A classic of the Soalheiro range. The Alvarinho brings an aromatic freshness with mineral notes.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Alvarinho |
| Drinking window | 2026-2034 |
| Alc. | 12.5% |
| Vinification | After pressing and before fermentation at controlled temperature, the must is decanted for 48 hours at low temperature. The objective of the vinification is to obtain an Alvarinho that concentrates the quality of the grapes and allows a good evolution of the bottle. |
| Ripening | in stainless steel |
What the critics say
JancisRobinson.com
17/ 20
Tasted 25-05-2026
Drink: 2026–2029
Drink: 2026–2029
Full bottle 1,133 g. Hand-picked. The wine ferments in stainless-steel tanks and ages in contact with the fine lees before bottling. TA 6.7 g/l, pH 3.1. Sustainable Winegrowing Portugal and vegan.
Very pale with a hint of green in the colour. Intense aroma of fresh pears, creamy lees layers and vibrant green fruits. Nicely dry, slightly chewy and appetisingly fresh. Pure Alvarinho with a slightly salty finish. Very good intensity and persistence at this modest level of alcohol. Benchmark for the region and variety. Flavour and texture work well together. A classic.
— Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com