Soalheiro Espumante Bruto Alvarinho
Region: Espumante
Producer: Soalheiro
The cool north of Portugal is ideally suited for producing sparkling wines. Naturally, Soalheiro uses Alvarinho for this—the very grape with which the winery is synonymous and which yields the region's most complete wines. They employ the *méthode traditionnelle* and allow the wine ample time to age on the lees, resulting in fine bubbles with real substance.| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Alvarinho |
| Drinking window | 2026-2029 |
| Alc. | 12.5% |
| Vinification | The creation of a sparkling from the Alvarinho variety first requires a careful selection of grapes with the right level of acidity. The grapes are pressed, and the resulting must ferments under controlled temperature, yielding the base wine. Following the traditional method of sparkling wine production, the wine undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle. In the cellar, the wine ages in constant low temperature for several months, developing a sparkling wine that showcases all the elegance of Alvarinho. Following the second fermentation they proceed to the disgorging, where they eliminate the yeast in the bottle and replace the provisional metal stopper for a traditional sparkling cork. |
| Ripening | It ages for several months in the cellar at a low and constant temperature. |