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| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2018 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by BillBell73 on 8/4/2021: My last bottle of this, and it’s stunning at age 10. A beautiful, complex, food-enhancing, and graceful wine. My only regret is that I don’t have more in the cellar- this has years to go. (604 views) | | | Tasted by BillBell73 on 12/27/2018: Still going strong and benefits from a long decant. Good acidity, aromatically complex, and vibrant on the palate. I think this has many more years in it and I will sit on my last bottle to see where it goes. (903 views) | | | Tasted by r.o.man on 10/14/2017 & rated 92 points: 80% Godello, 15% Albarino, 5% Dona Blanca. Low intervention, partly very old vines (up to 100 years), no stainless steel, biodynamic approach. I recently tasted 2014 vintage. The 2011 is definitely softer and fuller, with little more weight on the palate. Honeyed, spicy sweet and bitter fruits like grapefruit, candied lemon. Long dry finish. Excellent wine, reminding on chenin, but lighter and spicier. Godello can age. (1606 views) | | | Tasted by Kalle62 on 6/14/2017 & rated 91 points: A great wine from Spain. Lovely salty, nutty and white pepper on The nose and after It opened up some Grass and citrus added. On The palate a fine touch of Apples, almonds and chalk. Balanced wine with good acidity and quite long taste. Let The wine get some air before drinking and it will opened up in full blossom. (1680 views) | | | Tasted by Krassens on 1/28/2016 & rated 91 points: Terrific wine. Salty, nutty aromas on the nose, with some white pepper, pineapple and citrus as well. On the palate really chewy, ripe yellow apples, salt and chalk, almonds and cream. Quite long, nicely balanced acidity (could have been grippier though, better on the first day). (2371 views) | | | Tasted by AV2012 on 12/2/2015 & rated 88 points: Lovely, round, a bit milky nose of restrained white fruits with a touch of lime. Medium intensity on the palate, medium complexity, reminded me of a white Burg with more lime/lemon than usual. Very good, but could be more complex, perhaps time will help. (2013 views) | | | Tasted by BillBell73 on 2/11/2015 & rated 94 points: After a couple hours in the decanter this really blossoms- almonds, lemon cream, apples, some sort of maritime flavor that really complements seafood - and although this description makes it sound like a powerful and over the top wine, all of the components are subtle and harmonious and the wine is very graceful. Definitely one of the greatest whites of Spain. (2378 views) | | | Tasted by vewheeler on 11/8/2014 & rated 90 points: A little tight in the nose at first but then opened up giving citrics and mineral notes and a touch of white flowers. Citrus and white fruit follow in the mouth ending with a medium long honeyed finish, good firm texture to the wine and a medium acidity. Plenty more time for this yet (1752 views) | | | Tasted by Jack O'Brien on 10/22/2014 & rated 94 points: Spain's answer to a White Burgundy. Bibei is the mob-boss of Sacra. This wine is exceptional. (1827 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 9/10/2014: Wild white flowers on the nose, with almost Marsanne like texture and smell. Almonds one could say. Makes me want to eat.
This is about as remote a of Spain that you can get. And this is apparently one of the hot cult wines of Spain, or at least NE Spain. And everything is biodynamic and hand stompped etc, etc. with a respect for the harshness of the climate.
But again, the crazy food oriented nose just blows my mind. Just one marcona almond would really set this thing off.
Chesnut, cement egg, old barrel and three year old french oak. (1188 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 5/27/2014: Complex aromatics of honeysuckle, mineral, lime zest and custard apple. It is full and rich in the mouth but by no means heavy. There;s a light spice running through the flavour profile and it finishes with notes of juniper and river stones. (1328 views) | | | Tasted by Man in Black on 9/22/2013: The wine is clear and bright with a pale lemon colour and presence of legs. The nose is clean and developing, showing medium intensity aromas of ripe pineapple, lemon peel, ripe apricots, neutral yeasts, neutral oak and hints of white flowers. It's dry in the mouth, with a medium+ lively acidity, medium alcohol, medium body and medium intensity aromas of fresh apricots, lemon peel, neutral yeasts and neutral oak notes. Medium finish. It's a very good quality wine with a good concentration and freshness despite it's rich mouthfeel, it's elegant with a decent complexity and finesse, although not enough to consider it outstanding. Can drink now, but it will develop more complexity over the next 2-3 years, and could be kept maybe another 1-2 years more. (847 views) |
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JancisRobinson.com (7/5/2013)
(Dominio do Bibei, Lapola Ribeira Sacra White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, September/October 2014, IWC Issue #176
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| Dominio do Bibei Producer websiteWhite Blend"White blend" means the wine is made from a blend of two or more different white varieties - or in some cases a blend of pink or red varieties that are vinified white, ie. without any skin contact.
A blend of Antao, Arinto, Rouperio. 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.
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