Community Tasting Notes 7

• AllRed wrote: 90 points

  May 28, 2021 - Friday Night Brown Bagger (R&R's): Double blind. Medium straw yellow color. Orchard fruit notes with a hint of something tropical in the background. Nice fruit on the palate as well, with noticeable underlying acidity. I think most guesses, including mine, were domestic chardonnay. (R&R)

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• RockinCabs wrote: 90 points

  April 4, 2021 - Wow. This is really different. A tropical styled Albariño from Carneros that has gorgeous acidity. Pineapple, white peach, stoney mineral and mouthwatering acidity. The viscous texture is notable, but makes this a standout wine.

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• Kidneykoz54 Does not like this wine:

  September 13, 2020 - Joan said just okay

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• Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 28, 2020 - It's 1984 All Over Again!
  
  Well, at least for this wine! It was just about two years ago that I reviewed this same wine but from the 2017 vintage. I knew I had to buy it again, especially since I was paying just about half of what I paid previously! I love a good sale and a good wine. I got both!
  
  I could regale you with the history of the winery, but if you’re interested you can go to my post www.hiitsdon4wine.com/dons-blog/2018/10/8/eighty-four-albarino-2017 for details, suffice to say it’s a wine produced by Doug Shafer and longtime vineyard manager Elias Fernandez who first started working together in 1984. Enough history.
  
  Coming from estate-grown fruit in Carneros within the Napa Valley, the wine, just as with the previous vintage, begins with aromas of citrus and a slightly honeyed note. On the palate, it continues those citrus nuances with orange and stone fruit mixed with pleasant minerality together with a crisp and lively finish as the wine sees no oak or goes through any malo.
  
  There’s not much Albariño coming from the states, so this makes the wine a standout, throw in how good it is, and it’s a no-brainer.
  
  Cheers

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• bravo.solares Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 19, 2020 - Great typicity. Entirely correct Albarino, with Napa fruit. Great freshness, acidity, and vibrancy. Paired really well with pan roasted halibut with capers and lemon butter sauce.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type White
• Producer Eighty Four Wines
• Varietal Albariño
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa / Sonoma
• Appellation Carneros

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