Some peanut-y, chalk on the finish, but more interesting aromas like asphalt and a goat cheesy sweetness make this a surprising wine. Blind I might've guessed it was German. I started giggling hysterically when it dawned on me that somehow, this wine smells like the corner bodega near my place... old incense and sweet newsprint ink. As surprising as it may sound, pretty tasty. Reading others, very much agree with WinoTim on the peach pit finish.
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Excellent. Even better than before. This had a lot of sea spray, crispness, and came across quite dry. Excellent with shellfish. Not the more typical apple-juicy style of albarino.
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Needs a bit of air to settle down and blow off the slight spritz. Some sips of this seemed good, some seemed great. There is a lot of albarino fruit here, but also some sea spray and chalk(but not as much as the 2011). Very good and dry. I prefer 2011. This is still really good.
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5/16/2013 - Gargantua wrote:
Some peanut-y, chalk on the finish, but more interesting aromas like asphalt and a goat cheesy sweetness make this a surprising wine. Blind I might've guessed it was German. I started giggling hysterically when it dawned on me that somehow, this wine smells like the corner bodega near my place... old incense and sweet newsprint ink. As surprising as it may sound, pretty tasty. Reading others, very much agree with WinoTim on the peach pit finish.
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4/13/2013 - winegr wrote: 93 Points
Drinking perfect. I love it. If I made old school albarino with saline sea spray, nice fruit and a tad of bitterness for balance, this would be it.
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2/10/2013 - winegr wrote: 91 Points
Still excellent. Needs a bit of air, but very good and interesting. Similar notes to before. 90-91+
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8/27/2012 - winegr wrote: 91 Points
Excellent. Even better than before. This had a lot of sea spray, crispness, and came across quite dry. Excellent with shellfish. Not the more typical apple-juicy style of albarino.
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8/4/2012 - winegr wrote: 91 Points
Needs a bit of air to settle down and blow off the slight spritz. Some sips of this seemed good, some seemed great. There is a lot of albarino fruit here, but also some sea spray and chalk(but not as much as the 2011). Very good and dry. I prefer 2011. This is still really good.
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