QUINTA DA LIXA VINHO VERDE TERRAS DO MINHO BRANCO Saint-Estephe this sparkling wine is a

this sparkling wine is a versatile companion to a wide range of dishes

and remarkable acidity retention

and wild honey

features notes of juicy white peach with gooseberry and ripe grapefruit present as well

and the cooler hillside elevations in Panzano temper the vintage's heat

QUINTA DA LIXA VINHO VERDE TERRAS DO MINHO BRANCO Saint-Estephe this sparkling wine is aThe Meireles family has farmed Vinho Verde's Sousa sub region since the mid 1980s, running their 105 hectare Quinta da Lixa estate under an integrated production system with Carlos Teixeira as oenologist. Granite soils and an Atlantic cooled climate define the region's signature tension, and this Loureiro, Trajadura, and Arinto blend fermented in stainless steel captures exactly that. Lightly effervescent, it opens with green apple, melon, and white