Nortico Alvarinho 2025 CS20230713 Livor Mortis spent one year

Livor Mortis spent one year in neutral oak before finishing on watermelon and peppermint for five months

Palate: Fresh

fermented in stainless steel and bottled with a touch of residual carbonic spritz

giving texture and depth you don't usually find at this price point

Nortico Alvarinho 2025 CS20230713 Livor Mortis spent one yearCross the Minho river south from Spain's Ras Baixas and Albario becomes Alvarinho, the same grape with a different passport, and in Mono and Melgao it finds arguably its finest address. The vines grow in granite and schist, far enough inland to ripen properly while cool nights keep the wine electric. Nortico skips the injected CO2 that gives so much of the region's white wine its spritzy fizz, and what's left is a fuller, more serious bottle with real