Anselmo Mendes

Anselmo Mendes began his own wine project in Monção e Melgaço in 1998; he had previously started his career as an oenologist in 1987. The estate works with its own grapes and farms approximately 130 hectares in the Vinhos Verdes, including 50 hectares of Alvarinho at Quinta da Torre, Portugal’s largest contiguous Alvarinho area. In the vineyard, the company relies on integrated, sustainability-oriented production. In the cellar, Mendes combines traditional methods with experiments involving oak, lees ageing and skin contact. The estate is particularly known for terroir-driven, dry and mineral wines.