Pale yellow. Not a very expressive nose. Weak bouquet of grapefruit and mineral spirits. Palate comes through though, with nice grapefruit and kaffir lime (more floral and perfumey than regular lime). (Aside: down to my last two kaffir limes in the freezer. Very sad. I hope I can find some more... anyway.) Mouthfeel is nice. On the light side, but good concentration of fruit. Still showing good acidity as well. I disagree with the previous review; as it warmed, the wine showed more fruit, balancing the alcohol. I tasted the alcohol, but never felt the heat of it. Overall: Balanced, crisp and bone-dry, interesting flavors for a domestic white. Short-medium length finish. 87+ pts.
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7/2/2011 - RandomCoil wrote: 86 Points
Absolutely acceptable. Spanish albarinos are better.
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10/25/2010 - natehelg wrote: 87 Points
Pale yellow. Not a very expressive nose. Weak bouquet of grapefruit and mineral spirits. Palate comes through though, with nice grapefruit and kaffir lime (more floral and perfumey than regular lime). (Aside: down to my last two kaffir limes in the freezer. Very sad. I hope I can find some more... anyway.) Mouthfeel is nice. On the light side, but good concentration of fruit. Still showing good acidity as well. I disagree with the previous review; as it warmed, the wine showed more fruit, balancing the alcohol. I tasted the alcohol, but never felt the heat of it. Overall: Balanced, crisp and bone-dry, interesting flavors for a domestic white. Short-medium length finish. 87+ pts.
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6/26/2010 - RedLoverJim Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Very, very dry. Some grapefruit notes. Passable.
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3/5/2010 - le cochon francais wrote:
Easily the best bottle of domestic Albarino that I've had and IMHO it would show very welll against some from Spain...
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7/31/2009 - vinoceros wrote: 90 Points
Dry, with flavors of Meyer lemon and other citrus. Very well balanced, great with seafood!
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