(2011) The top level white, made from Alvarinho and Malvasia Fina. "A great Alvarinho from outside the Monçao area," says João, referring jokingly to the move by producers around the town of Monçao to make it 'Alvarinho central'. The winemaking is again overseen by Anselmo Mendes here. Delicately nutty notes, and the fruit is very fresh and crunchy: white fruit, but really the mineral notes dominate this wine. Lots of lemon and, silky, smooth, waxy apple fruit, with a really Riesling-like quality, with a huge core of concentrated lime acidity.