2009 Do Ferreiro Albariño Rías Baixas Cepas Vellas

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  12/16/2023 - R Z Likes this wine: 95 Points

  My second and last bottle of the Cepas Vellas 2009, and just as impressive as the bottle I had 4 1/2 years ago. Color has now moved closer to a dark-hued rose. Complex, full mouthfeel, good grip, a slight touch of oxidation that fit, enjoyed with a Portuguese style home-cooked dinner of fresh cod and steamed potatoes. Eric Asimov named the Cepas Vellas as one of his most memorable bottles of 2023 in a recent NYT article.

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  2/5/2022 - It Hauls wrote:

  Was too far gone.

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  12/26/2020 - MJHDC wrote:

  This was my last bottle and it was absolutely on top form. Very complex nose, super saline palate, perhaps the most saline wine I have ever had. Acidic and zippy but full of flavor. I recently had some bottles from earlier vintages that were a tad advanced, but here the wine was pristine. One of my wines of the year. It really has developed superbly since release. Now eagerly anticipating the '10s that I have in the cellar

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  8/20/2019 - R Z Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Deep yellow, not oxidized, very little acidity remaining, elegant finish, honeydew, very light touch of honey, salinity, pure pleasure, worth the 10 year wait. A big, profound white wine. Paired very well with seafood paella.

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  5/13/2017 - psmith wrote: 93 Points

  This has a lot of the same elements as the last time I tried it: a bright, clean salinity and mineral backbone, fresh yellow citrus flavors, but it's also picked up a great deal of weight and body on the palate. No longer super youthful, and more of a textured, layered wine. Serious, but still very correct albarino.

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