Mapreco Vinho Verde Rose 2021
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Wilfred
Wong
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2021 Mapreco Vinho Verde Rosé is delicate and energetic. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of dried earth and tart red fruits. Enjoy it as an aperitif and with light dishes before the main meal. (Tasted: May 23, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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Mapreco is crafted by one of Portugal’s oldest and best known wineries. The innovative viticulture and winemaking are two fundamental areas for their success. They are managed by a young, dynamic, passionate and competent team that quests every day to fulfill and overcome expectations. The vines planted in their estates are growing in an integrated production system giving priority to ecological and certificated methods (soil conservation and biodiversity maintenance) that minimize the harmful side effects and the use of agro chemicals, in order to protect the environment and the human health.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
A cheerful, translucid, lemon-yellow and slightly pétillant white wine, Vinho Verde literally means ‘green wine’ and is named after the northwest Portugese region from which it originates. The ‘green’ in the name refers to the youthful state in which the wines are customarily released and consumed, not the color of the wine.
It is typically a blend of various percentages of Alvarinho, Loureiro, Trajadura, and Pedernã (Arinto). Following initial alcoholic fermentation, a natural, secondary malolactic conversion in cask produces carbon dioxide, giving Vinho Verde its charmingly light sparkle.