Socalcos do Bouro, Loureiro, Vinho Verde, Portugal 2023
{organic} 100% Loureiro
PASSIONFRUIT & YUZU, CRISP & EXHILARATING, ELIXIR-ESQUE
The Loureiro grape is a native of northern Portugal’s Minho (aka the Vinho Verde region), and, while its name is certainly not a household one, the variety has graced the lips of many wine lovers. This enchantingly radiant rendition combines an intense tropicality with elegant mineralistic flourishes and an appropriately delicate herbal quality (its name does mean “laurel,” after all) that recalls its cool-climate, hilly origins – reminiscent of springtime Appalachia.
Serving Suggestion: Bay leaf-grilled trout w/ mango salsa. Jamaican tempeh turnovers w/ Vidalia, cumin, & mustard seed.