Soalheiro Alvarinho: ‘Blows my mind with its downright deliciousness’

Soalheiro Alvarinho, one of the world's great white wine values

We've been big fans of the Soalheiro wines for a long time. These Portuguese trailblazers make citrus-and-stonefruit Vinho Verde that is compelling, electric drinking - and also brilliant value. 'Soalheiro' means sunny, and the Soalheiro vines are planted in steep, sunny plots in granite slopes up against the northern border with Spain.

Writing in MoneyWeek (issue 1316, Monday 12 June) Matthew Jukes enthuses about the 2025 Soalheiro Alvarinho; it is 'mesmerising, silky-smooth, and blessed with discreet pear and almond hints, atomised with stunning sea-spray flourishes. It is an extraordinary creation and given that it is the first rung on the Soalheiro ladder, it blows my mind with its downright deliciousness and gluggability.' And all this for a wine that works out at only £16.64 a bottle when bought as part of a case of six.

The Granit cuvée is scarcely more expensive, but it comes from higher altitude vineyards and is less about stonefruit, more about lime and linearity. It's an equally compelling wine; Jukes calls it the 'adult version' of the Clássico. The Primeiras Vinhas cuvée comes from old vines (the first vineyard Soalheiro planted, in 1974). It was the first Soalheiro wine that ever caught Jukes' attention, with its 'premier cru stance on the palate'; the newly-released 2024 is, in his words, 'utterly incredible, quietly awesome with a deep flavour and yet impeccable poise.'

These wines are available individually or by the case. And we're offering mixed cases with two bottles of each for £120, or 4 bottles of each for £240 and free delivery. /NT

Offered subject to remaining unsold. Wines available imminently.To place an order, click on the wines below or call 020 7638 5998