Casas Noves Avesso Vinho Verde - 2024 (750ml)

Bright citrus-straw in color with expressive white fruit and floral aromatics. Delivers a proper balance of freshness, minerality and acidity. The medium body is supported by fruit and a crisp and energetic finish.
Just when you thought you knew Vinho Verde, we introduce you to the rarest grape in the DOC: Avesso. Cazas Novas was first bottled in 2008, but the estate has family roots going  back seven generations. In Santa Marinha do Zêzere, Baião, the southeast corner of Vinho Verde that overlooks the Douro Valley, the Cunha Coutinho family fell in love with the grape whose name suggests an aversion towards something. Avesso is loyal only to its native terroir and therefore created its own exclusivity.

We say slightly pithy, lemon zest, very richly texture mid-palate and finishing with a gentle toasted bread and lemon curd flavor.  Perfect to pair with crab cakes or shellfish.