The 2007 ESCOLHA, a special selection, is 100% Loureiro. Although it spent 6 months in French oak hogsheads, it seems clean and crisp, pure and powerful, while retaining the delicacy of Loureiro, the grape that often seems to come out second best in the Vinho Verde sweepstakes to Alvarinho. Fruity and flavorful, yet possessed of that fine acidity the best Vinhos Verdes have, this will be a pleasure to drink young, but should hold for a few years, too. I do think this year will be best on the younger side. Drink now-2011. Importer: Eric Solomon, Charlotte, N.C.; tel: (704) 358-1565; Katell Pleven Offerings, New York, N.Y.; tel: (212) 243-9463