Asnella Vinho Verde 2024 mando and the two bottles I

and the two bottles I drank this year were both exceptional

10% mix of Fumin and Vien de Nus

Stupendously complex aromas of fresh blackberry

This wine would pair perfectly with all sorts of seafood and roasted chicken dishes

This principle has been at the heart of Olabarri since 1985

Asnella Vinho Verde 2024 mando and the two bottles IVinho Verdes rise as a wine region has come faster than anyone was ready for, but the wines coming out of Portugals northern district lately have been delightful. Forget the simple, fizzy cooperative wines of yesteryear, this is a single vineyard edition from the Basto subregion, the inland southern quarter of Vinho Verde closest to the border with the Douro valley. The land is high in elevation as it rises into the Serra do Maro mountains, a mixture