A bunch of wines with Friends at NVW&C (Napa Valley Wine & Cigar): My first time trying this wine or even hearing about it. I have had very few Albarino's from CA (Abrente and Bonny Doon come to mind) and this is about as good as any I have had from CA or Spain for that matter. I never find it amazing, but it cab be a quite refreshing and enjoyable wine. This certainly hits those notes. The nose is very clean with a mineral streak. On the palate, it has a nice salinity with a mineral streak. Also just a bit of faint pears. Clean finish. Very nice.
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For those of you who give sub-85 scores and don't explain why -- SHAME ON YOU. Score of 72 indicates the bottle was either flawed, or it knocked you out when trying to remove the pressboard cork and you have a personal vendetta. Either way, "NR" or "flawed" should be your rating.
I DIGRESS --- pressboard cork popped. Rather tight in the bottle. The wine smelled of kiwi and lemon but the nose was quite faint. Was beginning to think the 72 rating was actually correct (just kidding...I know better). The wine poured a light straw color into the glass. On the nose in the glass, the notes were much more vibrant. Lots of kiwi, a minerality, and a little sting in the nostrils. On the palate is a medium (-) bodied wine with sharp acidity, a hint of effervescence. Watermelon, kiwi, pineapple. Not very strong, but there. Finishes with good substance, no tannin, good weight. A correct albarino wine from Cali. Continued acidity. Nice wine. Not the best and definitely not a 90 (but better than 72), but again this one will make a very good appetizer wine for $20/bottle.
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Nose of lemon, honey, nectarine and white flowers. No nonsense creamy texture comes off slightly flabby but the acid turns on late creating a crisp enjoyable finish. Lean 12.5 abv, fun and refreshing wine.
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5/15/2015 - BinVA wrote: 87 Points
Acidic, more so than other Albarinos I've had
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3/14/2015 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 89 Points
A bunch of wines with Friends at NVW&C (Napa Valley Wine & Cigar): My first time trying this wine or even hearing about it. I have had very few Albarino's from CA (Abrente and Bonny Doon come to mind) and this is about as good as any I have had from CA or Spain for that matter. I never find it amazing, but it cab be a quite refreshing and enjoyable wine. This certainly hits those notes. The nose is very clean with a mineral streak. On the palate, it has a nice salinity with a mineral streak. Also just a bit of faint pears. Clean finish. Very nice.
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11/27/2014 - mflesh wrote: 88 Points
For those of you who give sub-85 scores and don't explain why -- SHAME ON YOU. Score of 72 indicates the bottle was either flawed, or it knocked you out when trying to remove the pressboard cork and you have a personal vendetta. Either way, "NR" or "flawed" should be your rating.
I DIGRESS --- pressboard cork popped. Rather tight in the bottle. The wine smelled of kiwi and lemon but the nose was quite faint. Was beginning to think the 72 rating was actually correct (just kidding...I know better). The wine poured a light straw color into the glass. On the nose in the glass, the notes were much more vibrant. Lots of kiwi, a minerality, and a little sting in the nostrils. On the palate is a medium (-) bodied wine with sharp acidity, a hint of effervescence. Watermelon, kiwi, pineapple. Not very strong, but there. Finishes with good substance, no tannin, good weight. A correct albarino wine from Cali. Continued acidity. Nice wine. Not the best and definitely not a 90 (but better than 72), but again this one will make a very good appetizer wine for $20/bottle.
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11/16/2014 - Weston3220 wrote:
med+ body, great balance and freshness, tasty
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10/12/2014 - River Rat Likes this wine:
Nose of lemon, honey, nectarine and white flowers. No nonsense creamy texture comes off slightly flabby but the acid turns on late creating a crisp enjoyable finish. Lean 12.5 abv, fun and refreshing wine.
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10/4/2014 - Weston3220 Likes this wine:
nice albarino style, with a medium body, med+ acidity, good structure and fruit, very enjoyable for a warm summer day
conc: Solid, would buy again
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