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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2014 (based on 76 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.7 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 50 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Glenn Gilbert on 2/16/2016 & rated 79 points: I fear that I kept this wine too long. Would strongly recommend that it be drunk much younger. The wine was a medium pale yellow color. Not much nose (a little fruitier on the second and third day). Overly dry and with a slight bitterness. Also some sourness. Not all that refreshing. Some of this may be a characteristic of the albarino. I'm no expert. (1740 views) | | | Tasted by JaynPam on 5/19/2014 & rated 83 points: If this is in your cellar, drink it now. Age is not helping this wine. Still sound, slightly oxidized flavors. Some apricot. (2742 views) | | | Tasted by GGinSF on 12/17/2013 & rated 87 points: Refreshing. Simple stone fruit. Great with sole. Basic, but well done. (3098 views) | | | Tasted by ItsNotMe on 7/12/2013: We have enjoyed La Cana for several years. Consistently good for several years and at a reasonable price point. Always a go to for us. (3556 views) | | | Tasted by mmcdds on 6/7/2013 & rated 87 points: This is a nice simple summer quaffer. Subtle stone and topical fruit with crisp citrus and mineral notes on the finish. Quite nice and has a good qpr. (3587 views) | | | Tasted by tigerpaw75 on 2/17/2013 & rated 89 points: Last of the 2010 bottles I had. This one had significant amount of carbonation in it that I had not seen in prior bottles. Drank with tilapia a la meuniere. Nose of pear and lime with some grassiness. Very crisp with mineral notes on the palate. maybe not quite as "rich" or chardonnay like as the last time we had it. Very good and a go-to versatile white for us. (2997 views) | | | Tasted by StainedGlass on 1/1/2013 & rated 91 points: Light gold. Crisp, acidic, and minerally, with honey apple and pear, and a pleasant sharp finish. My favorite go-to Albarino. Great QPR. (2155 views) | | | Tasted by corkscrews on 11/22/2012 & rated 88 points: A nose of citrus and spice, medium straw in color. A medium bodied white, with peach, pear, pineapple and decent acidity, good but thought last year was better. (1953 views) | | | Tasted by GGinSF on 11/18/2012 & rated 89 points: No tasting notes, but the wine impressed. (1581 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 11/13/2012 & rated 91 points: Clean, lots of acidity, austere. It's very good. Not a fruit forward wine, and the most restrained, yet refined, Albarino I have tasted. Does well with food. A steal at the price. (1674 views) | | | Tasted by jeremy_ross on 9/2/2012 & rated 87 points: Nice lemony fruit, fairly strong acid, some mineral and steel aspects. (1659 views) | | | Tasted by Snoman on 7/16/2012 & rated 91 points: Star of the whites at a dinner party. Pretty pale straw in glass, with aromas and flavors of stone fruit, honeydew, notes of sea salt. Medium-long finish, and while subtle in structure and intensity, shows beautiful fruit in perfect balance. Terrific with cilantro-lime shrimp. 91++ (1273 views) | | | Tasted by BadOyster on 7/13/2012 & rated 89 points: An unusual wine. Has an alkaline-tasting mid-palate and a refreshingly-acidic finish. It has a nose of pineapple and flavors that cross between pineapple and a hint of banana. And smooth! (1626 views) | | | Tasted by mister wine on 5/28/2012 & rated 89 points: Straw gold color. Citrus nose. Citrus, pear, and apple palate. Crisp for an Albariño. 80% steel / 20% oak aged. Oak definitely adds a touch, but is very subtle. I'll be back for more. (1692 views) | | | Tasted by sabrage on 5/19/2012 & rated 90 points: PnP. Pale Straw color. Slow legs/viscous sheen. Pear, Apple and subtle Honeydew nose. Tastes of Dried Apple, Tart Apple and Pear with a light Oak and Mineral back end. Nice blalance of acid to residual sugar. Smooth texture. Medium finish. 13% ABV.
This seems to be a fuller/richer style Albariño. (1252 views) | | | Tasted by JVG on 5/11/2012 & rated 85 points: Color: Medium lemon-yellow.
Nose: Lemon-lime, honeydew, dandelion, a dash of heady perfume, Hefeweizen/Belgian white ale, a chalky mineral note, and and a sense of spritziness (a less intense version of the sensation of smelling Champagne, or even Sprite).
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied but without much tension.
Palate: Rounder and less expressive than the nose; the nice crisp citrus notes are secondary to a more bland, watery tropical fruit/pineapple flavor, and the mineral note becomes rather plasticky/cardboardy. Fades quickly on the finish, leaving behind a faint bitterness. Just overall light in flavor and a bit insipid.
Nice nose, but disappointing on the palate. Decent QPR. (1716 views) | | | Tasted by Ha-wine on 4/16/2012 & rated 89 points: Lovely Albarino...perfect as an appertivo before a fresh garden salad with roasted chicken for dinner. Nice balance of acid and fruit, heavy mouthfeel - which i like, and tonight it serves as a great break from Sauvignon Blanc and Chard's...providing the best of both... (1806 views) | | | Tasted by RonB on 3/24/2012: Nice aroma. Lightly sweet (1930 views) | | | Tasted by meistereder on 3/13/2012: Used for cooking. (2021 views) | | | Tasted by alabunka on 3/12/2012 & rated 88 points: excellent wine for price and went very well with fish and chicken at dinner (1897 views) | | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 2/27/2012 & rated 87 points: Blind Wines at Bar Lola (Bar Lola, Portland, ME): Clear and bright in the glass, with light straw color and medium tears.
Nose: Immediate musty oyster shells. Chalky funk. Dead-on dried apricots (! took me a while to come up with that). Bitterness on the back-end. Med+ intensity nose with a significant non-fruit component. Wax and spices.
Palate: Slightly off-dry with more sweet dried apricots. Med+ body, weighty feeling, Med alcohol (12%?), Med acidity, finish is Med length. Lingering dried apricots for a long time, with a weighty, slightly oily feel. Floral elements. Balance is on the richer side, but it is balanced.
Guess: Old world. Chenin Blanc? Vouvray? older - 10 years +/- 3 based on flavor. Though light color and no rim variation would suggest a younger wine.
Analysis:
13%!
Albarinos are typically not this weighty or ripe.
Evaluation: I liked this and thought it was well-put-together. 85-90. (3369 views) | | | Tasted by wineywhites on 2/4/2012 & rated 91 points: Completely delicious! More depth than the Albarinos I'm used to - still citrusy, but with extra ripeness. Delish! (1911 views) | | | Tasted by BrunelloBob on 1/22/2012 & rated 89 points: White peach, pear, mineral undercurrent. Hint of citrus. Could use a bit more acidity. Good length and complexity for the price point. Drink now, Buy again. 89-90 pts. (1949 views) | | | Tasted by Loren Sonkin on 10/26/2011 & rated 87 points: TN: Tempranillo Tasting (Oregon wins): Yellow/gold in color. The nose seems to have some oak on it although I doubt it saw any. Kind of a Orange creamsicle quality to it along with some orange wines. Lacks the usual crisp sea shell notes I would expect. The palate is very citrusy, tangerines and oranges and quite tart. Also some green apples. With air, the vanilla/orange quality of the nose came out. And interesting wine, but different than most Albarinos I have had before. (3131 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 8/31/2011: White peach and international on the nose. Palate, I would believe, has some RS. Makes the finish a bit clipped on the back end. Not as fresh as it could be. Delicious all the same, but maybe more international than Albarino. (2391 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Josh Raynolds
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| Bodegas La Cana 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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