Casal Garcia Vinho Verde NV

Casal Garcia Vinho Verde is the world's number one Vinho Verde, embodying the freshness and brightness of Portugal's Vinho Verde DOC. Clear and bright with a citrus colour and a gentle natural effervescence, it opens with a clean, fresh and youthful aroma layered with soft hints of tropical fruit and zesty citrus, evoking a sunlit day by the sea. The palate is semi-dry, fresh and balanced, delivering vibrant citrus and tropical notes with a slightly frizzante lift that carries through to a bright, easy finish at 9.5% alcohol. A lively, sunshine style of wine, it suits fish, seafood, sushi, pasta, pizza and salads equally well.

What the winery says:

Casal Garcia describes its Vinho Verde as the world's number one Vinho Verde, embodying the freshness and brightness of Portugal's Vinho Verde region. The winery notes its aromatic splendour is revealed through soft hints of tropical fruits and zesty citrus, creating a lively, sun-filled profile, likened to the essence of a day by the sea with vibrant citrus and tropical notes echoing the ocean breeze. Bottled at 9.5% alcohol under screw cap from the Vinhos Verdes DOC, the winery recommends it with fish, seafood, sushi, pasta, pizza and salads.

What the experts say:

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, 90/100