Teixeiró - Granito

Origin: Portugal
Vintage: 2023
Grape(s): Alvarinho, Avesso, Louriero
Alcohol Content: 11.5%
Price and purchase location: $18 BC liquor

Tasting Summary:

Bought this on a whim because Portuguese wines are under represented at my local government liquor store. I’ve had other Alvarinho based Vino Verde but this one is more lush. Overall, good quality and I would buy it again.

Appearance

Clarity:

• clear
• hazy

Intensity:

• pale
• medium
• deep

Colour:

White

• lemon-green
• lemon
• gold
• amber
• brown

Other observations (e.g. legs/tears, deposit, pétillance, bubbles): nothing unusual

Nose

Condition:

• clean
• unclean

Intensity:

• light
• medium minus
• medium
• medium plus
• pronounced

Aroma Characteristics (e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary):

Yellow apple, sweet almonds, passion fruit

Palate

Sweetness:

• dry
• off-dry
• medium-dry
• medium-sweet
• sweet
• luscious

Acidity:

• low
• medium minus
• medium
• medium plus
• high

Tannin:

• low
• medium
• high

Body:

• light
• medium minus
• medium
• medium plus
• full

Flavour Intensity:

• light
• medium minus
• medium
• medium plus
• full

Flavour Characteristics (e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary):

Lemon curd, yellow apple, salinity, green notes but not bell pepper

Finish:

• short
• medium minus
• medium
• medium plus
• long

Conclusions

Quality Level:

• faulty
• poor
• acceptable
• good
• very good
• outstanding

Level of readiness for drinking / potential for aging:

• too young
• can drink now, but has potential for ageing
• drink now: not suitable for ageing or further ageing
• too old