Monção e Melgaço, Portugal

Solar de Serrade

A 17th-century manor in Mazedo, Monção e Melgaço, in Vinho Verde. Alvarinho, still and sparkling, picked by hand.

Solar de Serrade is a mid-17th-century manor in Mazedo, in the Monção e Melgaço sub-region of Vinho Verde. In 1801 the house served as headquarters for the French forces in the area. The wine is made by SAVAM, Sociedade Agrícola de Vinho Alvarinho de Monção, managed by José Adriano Afonso.

The wines

All grapes are hand-picked into 20-kilo crates.

Alvarinho ferments and rests in stainless steel on fine lees until bottling.

Alvarinho Reserva comes from parcels selected for concentration of sugar and acidity. Half is aged in French oak, half in stainless steel, and the wine is bottled a year after harvest.

Espumante is pure Alvarinho made by the traditional method, with at least nine months on the lees before disgorgement.

Wines from Solar de Serrade

White wine · Monção e Melgaço, Portugal

Alvarinho

Pure Alvarinho from Monção e Melgaço in Vinho Verde, fermented and aged in stainless steel on fine lees. Dry, with stone fruit, citrus and a hint of mint.

Coming soon

White wine · Monção e Melgaço, Portugal

Alvarinho Reserva

Alvarinho from selected parcels in Monção e Melgaço, aged half in French oak and half in stainless steel, bottled a year after harvest. Dry, with body and mineral freshness.

Coming soon

Sparkling · Monção e Melgaço, Portugal

Espumante Alvarinho Bruto

Sparkling wine from pure Alvarinho, traditional method with at least nine months on the lees. Brut, with a fine mousse and fresh acidity.

Coming soon