An interesting departure: Spanish varietal in California soil. Fairly deep yellow color, muted nose with some organic solventy petrol thing redolent of your Alsatian, dry minerality, subtle fruit and some acidity which I did not find overwhelming as others have said. Dulcie says drink with Thai food.
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The nose had aromas of steel, apricot, nuttiness, and a touch of banana. Tart lemon on the palate. With very lively acidity, this Albariño was not well balanced. The acidity overwhelmed the delicate aromas detectable on the nose. Decent food wine, but poor QPR at $17-$19.
85/86
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this came on very high recommendation. as a spanish wine lover, as a bonny doon lover, i'm curious. slight effervesence, light color. waxy nose, minerals, not much fruit. following susana balbo's torrontes- this is quite restrained. to judge as an albarino--- complexity, with notes of dry grapefruit. richer mouthfeel. tangy finish- acidity keeps it going through the deep mineral quality. for a brief second, i questioned if this was oaked. i think this has a quality that allows it to stand without flirting. dinner was a stew of chorizo, chicken, rice and red beans, with lime, tequila, chiles and garlic. quite nice.
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3/12/2010 - Colima74 wrote: 85 Points
A little flabby with not enough acidity for my taste to carry the day.
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9/7/2008 - Dulcie and Aylwin wrote:
An interesting departure: Spanish varietal in California soil. Fairly deep yellow color, muted nose with some organic solventy petrol thing redolent of your Alsatian, dry minerality, subtle fruit and some acidity which I did not find overwhelming as others have said. Dulcie says drink with Thai food.
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7/29/2008 - behm0027 wrote: 86 Points
The nose had aromas of steel, apricot, nuttiness, and a touch of banana. Tart lemon on the palate. With very lively acidity, this Albariño was not well balanced. The acidity overwhelmed the delicate aromas detectable on the nose. Decent food wine, but poor QPR at $17-$19.
85/86
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1/7/2008 - poptart_nyc wrote: 90 Points
this came on very high recommendation. as a spanish wine lover, as a bonny doon lover, i'm curious. slight effervesence, light color. waxy nose, minerals, not much fruit. following susana balbo's torrontes- this is quite restrained. to judge as an albarino--- complexity, with notes of dry grapefruit. richer mouthfeel. tangy finish- acidity keeps it going through the deep mineral quality. for a brief second, i questioned if this was oaked. i think this has a quality that allows it to stand without flirting. dinner was a stew of chorizo, chicken, rice and red beans, with lime, tequila, chiles and garlic. quite nice.
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