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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2014 (based on 4 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.7 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Papies on 7/6/2015 & rated 91 points: Such a joyful wine. Once again and much like the 2006 (Papies 92) a very nice experience. Love the rich side of the humble albarino, good acidity, a touch of oak still but complements the wine rather well. Seems to still be very much alive and evolving nicely and have easily another few years. Great discovery. 91 (2464 views) | | | Tasted by gazinho on 2/10/2015 & rated 94 points: Pale gold in colour. Tropical fruit on aroma.
Mango, mango, mango, with some barely ripened pineapple.
Light smokey caramel with excellent acidity & minerality.
Good structure.
Lip smackingly good. Persistent finish (2345 views) | | | Tasted by Papies on 10/18/2013 & rated 91 points: Unusual Whites, A fine wine tutored tasting with Catherine Owen (Berry Bros & Rudd, London): Very interesting to see after the normal albarino which needs to be enjoyed very young. This expression of the albarino is the exact opposite and comes from 45yr old vines, ages 30m in old wood and then a further 12m in bottle. Good colour here, gold and gives you the feel of a vendage tardive wine. Nutty feel to the nose. Not much in residual sugar either and the acidity keeps that in check. Lots of ripe, rich fruit, creamy texture and on the concentrated side. Proper quality wine here. 91-92 (3968 views) | | | Tasted by Rowchan on 10/2/2013 & rated 89 points: Clear, pale gold, hundreds of skinny tears
Clean, med + bordering on full intensity, aromas of sharp apples, juicy pears, honey, green gages, treacle, very muscular.
Dry, med - body, med - alcohol, no tannins, med - acidity, nice complexity, further flavours of cognac, cashews, lemon, and grapefruits. Very strongly flavoured and great with mild or strong flavoured foods. (3215 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 4/8/2013 & rated 91 points: Wine dinner with work colleagues (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): Fresh, bright, gooseberry fruit, full in the middle, lovely balance, lovely wine (4206 views) | | | Tasted by Harley1199 on 3/19/2013: At this point, a bottle right in between of a Meursault and a Chablis.
Lemony but creamy, classy yet fresh.
Considering that is just an Albariño based wine, very very good.
Matched a Villaroy chicken breast.
En este momento, una botella situada entre un Meursault y un Chablis.
Alimonada pero cremosa, clásica aún fresca.
Considerando que es sólo una botella de alvariño, es muy muy buena.
Maridó unas pechugas de pollo a la Vilaroy. (2040 views) | | | Tasted by ktrh on 11/27/2012: Very oaky nose. Immediately that is all you can smell. In the mouth it is very thick and dense with only low acidity. Back in the fridge for two days to mellow...
After two days it has improved dramatically. Nice nose of lime, minerality, seaweed and some sweetness from the oak. In the mouth good balance with much more pointed acidity than the first day. Good balance and very long length. No hint whatsoever of oxidation. Difficult to score as the wine developed so much; probably around 80p on day one, and close to 90 on day two. Not as stellar as a few of the earlier vintages I've had, but will probably develop really nice. (1899 views) | | | Tasted by jay6791 on 9/14/2012 & rated 94 points: Fantastic (1897 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 4/5/2012 & rated 89 points: Appearance of lime cordial, with light spritz. Nose is powerful lime and other citrus fruit. To taste it's sharp acidity, fresh citrus fruit finish with lime cordial zing. (900 views) |
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JancisRobinson.com (11/20/2023)
(Pazo de Señorans, Selección de Añada Albariño Rías Baixas White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (5/12/2015)
(Pazo de Señorans, Selección de Añada Blanco Albariño Rías Baixas White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Gary Walsh
The WINEFRONT (11/10/2013)
(Pazo de Senorans Seleccion de Anada Albarino) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, September/October 2012, IWC Issue #164
(Pazo de Senorans Albarino Seleccion de Anada Rias Baixas) Subscribe to see review text. | By Luis Gutiérrez
JancisRobinson.com (4/12/2012)
(Pazo de Señorans, Selección de Añada Rías Baixas White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/19/2011)
(Pazo de Señorans, Selección de Añada Blanco Albariño Rías Baixas White) Subscribe to see review text. |
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The pazo de Señoráns is located at Vilanoviña, in the Pontevedra town of Meis, in the Salnés area, which is one of the Rias Baixas appellation’s sub-zones. The mansion, which is owned by the husband and wife team of Soledad (Marisol) Bueno and Javier Mareque, took on its wine-producing role in 1989, although the estate had been growing vines (which now cover eight hectares or twenty acres) since the beginning of the 1980s. Marisol, a tenacious and determined woman, set her sights higher and determined to make her own white wine that would be sold in bottle, an aim she first achieved with the 1990 vintage. Her unshakeable confidence in the terroir of her area made up for her lack of experience in the world of business and wine. Rising resolutely to the challenge, Marisol launched the new Pazo de Señoráns venture with a production of seven thousand bottles, which in later years increased to ten thousand. Her belief in success, her tenacity, and her love for Albariño wines led her to become the President of the Rias Baixas Regulating Board at the end of 1986.Albariño 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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