Tasting Notes
Santola Vinho Verde
Wine Type: White
Region: Portugal (Vinho Verde)
Grapes: Loureiro, Pederña
Tasting Notes
A massive sniff of this Vinho Verde and it instantly jolts me in the mood to go for a float. It’s not just because it has a gentle sizzle of effervescence and there’s a cute crab on the label. It’s because it honestly smells kinda like a brand new, plastic-y pool raft fresh out of the box. That would be enough for a glass of this stuff to belong in your outstretched hand on a lounge chair as the other one cradles a raw oyster reeking of shallot mignonette. But there’s also this lively punch of lime popsicle, almost green Jell-O-like, sprinkled with Maldon flakes and Nerf-blasted with salt-sprayed seawater. Liquified Otter Pop wine, some shellfish, and cannonballs off the diving board all afternoon long. What responsibilities?
Pair With:
All of the seafood. Crab, prawns, oysters, scallops, etc. But a sack of Ruffles with creamy caramelized onion dip or Fritos Scoops swiped through some guacamole would also do the trick.
Funk-o-Meter
Clean, like a batch of limeade with all of the citrus pulp and sh*t removed.
