Quinta do Ameal - Vinho Verde Loureiro 2023

Quinta do Ameal - Vinho Verde Loureiro 2023Quinta do Ameal is a strikingly beautiful estate that sits in the heart of the Lima Valley in the Minho region of Portugal. This is the most northerly region that borders the Atlantic Ocean to the West and is separated from Spain by the Minho River to the North. Though the region is named after the river, it is in fact another river, the Rio Lima that gives the region its heart and soul. The Lima River Valley begins where the river meets the sea and

whose family members have lived in Valpolicella since 1353

Taylor’s has also enjoyed considerable success with its Quinta de Vargellas

and Sajazarra) share clay and limestone soils

and Cellini

the basic tenets of which are very similar to those practised by subsistence farmers throughout human history but that have been mainly abandoned in mainstream agriculture

Vinification starts with gentle pressing and slow temperature controlled fermentation in traditional old oak barrels (fuders)

Vineyards are often planted in among the natural rhenoster veldt and fynbos

Taylor’s was the first to commercialize a Single Quinta (Estate) Vintage with their 1958 Quinta de Vargellas

which were then sold in other regions of Italy and southern Europe

while their Vigna Garzon Amarone is similarly elegant and perfumed

At Mission Hill Family Estate

and its volcanic soils make it an ideal place to grow grapes and make great wine