Casa do Capitão-Mor Alvarinho White

Casa do Capitão-Mor Alvarinho is a dry Portuguese white wine from Monção e Melgaço, the Alvarinho heartland of the Vinho Verde region, made by the Quinta de Paços family from 100% Alvarinho. This is Vinho Verde with real depth: more fruit and texture than the light, spritzy style most people know. A bottle to open when the fish comes off the grill.

Tasting notes

Expect apricot and stone fruit, a lemon sherbet freshness and hints of green mango or pineapple, then a long, salty, mineral finish. The grapes come from Quinta da Boavista, under a kilometre from the Minho river, on pebbly soils that mix granite and limestone. Part of the fruit gets a few hours of skin contact and the wine rests on its fine lees, which adds weight.

Food pairing

Try it with grilled sardines or robalo, bacalhau à Brás, clams with garlic and coriander, or a plate of fresh oysters.

About Quinta de Paços

Quinta de Paços has been in the same family for around 400 years, with vineyards near Barcelos and in Monção. The Capitão-Mor name honours a former owner of Quinta da Boavista, once governor of Monção.

Good to know

• Serve at 8-10 °C. Keeps 2 to 3 days in the fridge once opened.
• 75 cl bottle, Vinho Verde DOC, Monção e Melgaço subregion.
• A strong choice for a seafood dinner. Ask about it at our bar in Graça.