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    PORTUGAL

    Mar 26, 2019 3 minutes

    WHITE WINES

    VINHO VERDE

    91 Wines & Winemakers 2017 Nostalgia Alvarinho (Vinho Verde). Alvarinho at its best in the subregion of Monção and Melgaço shines through this ripe, creamy wine. Crisp apples are lifted by a squeeze of lime while always freshened with bright acidity. The wine will be better when it softens some of its fruitiness, so drink from late 2019. Costa Nova. —R.V.

    abv: 13% Price: $23

    This 100% Alvarinho comes from the Monção and Melgaço subregion, which is recognized as the homeland for this grape. The wine is superripe, beautifully structured and. —R.V.

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