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| Drinking window: Drink between 2009 and 2011 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.4 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by philipegaspar on 5/22/2011 & rated 86 points: It is not an Albarino, but an excellent wine. Very good to sleep. Lemon and apple. (3700 views) | | | Tasted by RogerG on 3/28/2011: Crisp and minerally (681 views) | | | Tasted by drdebs on 11/11/2010 & rated 86 points: A decent white, though I'm not sure I would have pegged it as an Albarino. Creamy apple and lemon-lime curd flavors and aromas. (3797 views) | | | Tasted by yeastbeast on 8/13/2010 & rated 79 points: Had it prior to accompany hors d'oeuvres with Tony and Marina over two nights. Pleasant enough on the nose but flabby and lacking the bite that I expect from Albariño. Wouldn't buy again. (4168 views) | | | Tasted by az_gblair on 7/11/2010 & rated 84 points: Crisp, citrusy, almond (4166 views) | | | Tasted by ezsobre on 7/10/2010 & rated 84 points: Did not taste like an Albarino, lacking the floral and sea elements I've come to expect. Palate of oak and citrus. Paired with halibut, but not impressive. (3589 views) | | | Tasted by cartime on 6/7/2010 & rated 89 points: Golden straw color. Floral nose with white nectarine, citrus, and crushed rock. Grapefruit, Meyer lemon, and salty mineral flavors. Razor-sharp acidity is well-balanced by the fruit which gives it a sense of sweetness, though this is totally dry (as it should be). A really good representation of the varietal and appellation. (1558 views) | | | Tasted by gmbdds on 5/15/2010 & rated 85 points: Sorry guys, no formal tasting notes. (1563 views) | | | Tasted by jeremy_ross on 5/13/2010: Muted melon and pear on nose. Mossy/dirty up front and throughout finish. Flawed bottle maybe. (1589 views) | | | Tasted by toeswest on 5/8/2010 & rated 88 points: Pre dinner drinks with Roula and Bill:
This is the first wine I've had where the label motif (polka dots) was continued onto the cork! The wine looked light gold colored - not the norm for the Rias Baixas region which are commonly much lighter.
Light medium body with the aroma of cantaloupe and pomegranate. Roula found it "oaky". All in all, a nice wine. (2272 views) | | | Tasted by bradsteven on 3/24/2010 & rated 88 points: Good balance with citrus notes. Some dryness and very smooth. (1577 views) | | | Tasted by admid on 7/1/2009 & rated 85 points: Straw yellow
Apricot and peach on the nose
Slightly sparkling, very fruity with some bitterness, frontal, pretty good body
Very good length (1822 views) |
| Paco y Lola producer websiteAlbariño Varietal character (Appellation America)
Albariño (Galician pronunciation: [albaˈɾiːɲo]) or Alvarinho (Portuguese: [alvaˈɾiːɲo]) is a variety of white wine grape grown in Galicia (northwest Spain) and Monção (northwest Portugal), where it is used to make varietal white wines.
Albariño is actually the Galician name for the grape, with Albarín Blanco an occasional synonym. In Portugal it is known as Alvarinho, and sometimes as Cainho Branco. [1]
It was presumably brought to Iberia by Cluny monks in the twelfth century. Its name "Alba-Riño" means "the white from Rhine" and it has locally been thought to be a Riesling clone originating from the Alsace region of France, although earliest known records of Riesling as a grape variety date from the 15th, rather than the 12th, century. It is also theorized that the grape is a close relative of the French grape Petit Manseng. [2]
It should not be confused with the Alvarinho Liláz grape of Madeira.Spain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.GaliciaGalicia is an autonomous region in the northwestern corner of Spain, north of Portugal. It is marked by an atlantic climate with frequent rain and moderate temperatures, especially along the coastal regions. There are five Denominación de Origen (DO) areas: Monterrei, Rías Baixas, Ribeira Sacra, Ribeiro and Valdeorras. Probably the best known wines are the Albariño wines from Rias Baixas, but all regions have seen increased interest in recent years. There has been also a notable resurgence of local grapes, like Godello, Treixadura or Loureiro.
Rías BaixasThe Rías Baixas (Galician for "Lower Rias") are the Atlantic facing southern a part of Costa del Marisco in the Galicia region of Spain. They consist of the southern part of the Province of Coruña and the entire Province of Pontevedra. To the South the Rias Baixas border the Portuguese coast, and ends at Cape Finisterre to the North. The Rías Baixas appellation began in 1980 on October 11 when the Denominación Específica Albariño was legally established and recognised by the Spanish state. Four years later, on April 30, the regulations of the Denominación Específica Albariño and its Regulating Board were officially approved. Because of the need to adapt Spanish legislation to that of the EU, the Department of Agriculture, in an order dated March 17, 1988, recognised the Denominación de Origen Rías Baixas, and on July 4 published the order which approved the regulations of the appellation and its Regulating Board, ratified by a ministerial order on July 28 of the same year. During its short history, the Rías Baixas appellation has evolved in a sound and ordered way; and in the period between the years 1987 and 2001, the number of growers rose from 492 to 5,059, the number of wineries increased from 14 to 161 and the surface vineyard area expanded from 237 hectares to 2,408 (585 acres to 5,948). |
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