Pequenos Rebentos, Loureiro, 2023

£18.20

Aromatic single-varietal Loureiro from Vinho Verde, fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel and aged briefly on fine lees for a bright, floral, zesty style.

jasmine
lemon verbena
citrus zest
saline

At a glance

Producer: Pequenos Rebentos
Region: Vinho Verde
Appellation: Vinho Verde DOC
Grape: Loureiro
Vintage: 2023
Country: Portugal
Wine type: White
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Sustainable

Taste profile

Body: Light
Acidity: High
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

oysters and shellfish platters
grilled sardines with lemon
prawn linguine
lemon herb roast chicken
goat’s cheese salad

How to serve it

Serve: Cool (10–12°C)

Why Cave selected it

Small-batch Vinho Verde that showcases Loureiro’s floral-citrus character with low-intervention winemaking and excellent freshness for the price.

About the wine

The winemaking is low intervention, he ferments in small stainless steel tanks using natural yeasts, aiming to make wines with balance that reflect his terroir. The wine is then kept on fine lees for five months in stainless steel tanks before bottling with light filtration. Top quality Vinho Verde perfecet for when the sun is shining or whenever really.

About Pequenos Rebentos

Márcio Lopes studied as an engineer, but cut his winemaking teeth working for two years with Vinho Verde master Anselmo Mendes in Melgaço. He then traveled to Australia where he made wine in Rutherglen and Tasmania, another cool climate region. He returned to Portugal in 2010 to start his own projects, including Pequenos Rebentos in Vinho Verde. His winemaking is low intervention, he ferments using natural yeasts, and like many of our producers he believes that if the fruit is good enough he will make quality wines with balance that reflect his terroir. This seems to be working - his wines are distinctively fresh and vibrant, showing bright and clear typical variety aromas..

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