The Vinho Verde Pequenos Rebentos Reserva À Moda Antiga 2018 is a cuvée of 50% Alvarinho and 50% Arinto, coming from an old winery in Amarante and aged for nine months in used French oak. The vineyards are managed in the old tradition of the so-called "Ramadas" (see below).

The wine is concentrated, lush, sensual and powerful, impressively full in the mouth and very present on the palate with a nice tension. In addition, very present and well integrated oak notes and no trace of vanilla! Should be opened an hour before consumption to allow it to breathe and reach its full potential.

Only 1,972 bottles of this young Vinho Verde with 1.5 g residual sugar, 6.2% total acidity and 13% alcohol and a very good storage potential were produced!

Intense aroma with citrus and soft tropical notes. Very lively in the mouth with a remarkable acidity. The nose fits perfectly with the mouth. Mineral, long-lasting finish. Ideal with fish, poultry, goat's cheese, or simply as an aperitif...

As a winemaker, Márcio Lopes really only intervenes as much as is absolutely necessary and trusts as much as he can in the natural processes of winemaking. For example, he lets his wines ferment exclusively with natural yeasts and - like many of the producers we work with - he firmly believes that if the grapes are of the right quality, he can produce excellent and harmonious quality wines that have the character reflect their terroir. And he seems to be doing quite well with it: Márcio Lopes' wines are unmistakably fresh and lively and are characterized without exception by bright and clear typical varietal aromas. They are present and clean, with crisp acidity and balanced texture. This makes the wine the ideal accompaniment to seafood and dishes with a creamy sauce.

• Vintage: 2018
• Grape varieties: 50% Alvarinho, 50% Arinto
• Alcohol content: 12.5% ​​vol.
• Total acidity : 7 g/L
• Production area: Monção and Melgaço
• Residual sugar : 1.2 g/L
• pH : 3.30
• free SO2: 30 mg/L
• Terroir: granite
• Contains sulphites
• Vinification: Manual harvest in small boxes (18 - 20 kg). Foot presses in a small lagar (granite basin) followed by native yeast fermentation with the skins. Gentle pressing and aging in old barrels with regular batonnage for 7 months.
  Bottling: June 2019 (no filtration)

Marcio Lopes: The Rising Star in Vinho Verde.

Márcio Lopes was born in Porto in 1983 and spent many summer holidays with his grandparents in the hinterland of Porto where they grew corn and wheat and also produced wine. At the age of 6, his grandmother put him in a lagar (traditional Portuguese granite basin used for winemaking) to stomp the grapes inside, as is still traditionally done today. This was the first of many many wines that young Márcio has since produced. The rest is history...

A year before graduating in Agricultural Engineering in 2006, Márcio started working with the famous winemaker Anselmo Mendes in Melgaço. In 2008 he went to Australia, where he was responsible for two classes in Rutherglen and Tasmania. In 2010 he started his own project “Pequenos Rebentos” (Portuguese for “little offspring”) in the Minho region, home of the Vinhos Verdes.

Manufacturer: Marcio Lopes, Unipessoal, Lda. Rua da Barranha 797, 4460-256 SENHORA DA HORA, Portugal