Really special, one of the best Albarino I've drunk. Light gold. Sea spray. Really intense, great concentration, intense minerality. Line of salinity. Mostly citrus, lemon & lime with some white peach in the background. Fair acidity. Very decent length. Lovely and also impressive.
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Purchased from a LWS along with the regular Albariño bottling for an Oysterfest afternoon with neighbors.
Wow! I was just thinking about how to describe the wine, but I agree with everyone’s notes so far. Drank from a clear plastic cup. But the nose was still aromatic with hints of jasmine, fresh squeezed citrus juice, and ocean spray. The palate was smooth with no sharp edges versus the regular bottling and its angular citrus notes. The Cepas seemed to have taken the minerality and salinity up a notch. Delicious.
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At Berria, Madrid: A rich, rounded Albarino, with more minerals and salinity than fruitiness. I would have traded some of the roundness for acidity, but it was still a pleasure to drink.
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TASTE: high acidity; dry, with lots of salty mineral; 13.5% alc. not noticeable on the palate; as far as the fruit goes, it's in the gooseberry & lychee part of the spectrum, with some apple, too; I love this wine! Overall impression is bright, dry, mineral-laden, and high acidity.
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I bought this at the suggestion of the manager of Twin Liquors store #3 who said it is his favorite white wine. It's expensive for an everyday white but such a great wine. If you see this pick it up as it is a great representation of what an Albarino can be.
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This was bought off a list and in any other situation, I'd have given it probably an hour of air before drinking. Regardless, this was firing right off the bat with a lot of saline as well as green apples, pears, peaches, crushed rocks, white flowers, lemon zest, and stone fruits, with just a touch of vanilla. The Medium bodied feel is light on its feet while showing off excellent depth that is backed up by electric and racy, high acidity. It’s much more integrated than the 18 or 19 were at such a young age and is complete across the palate. This could still likely use a couple of more years just to round out and come into form, but this is a monster winner already.
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(Mostly) Spanish dinner (Chicago, IL): A perennial winner in my book, especially for the price. The nose shows some saline notes but also plenty of waxiness. The palate is taut and concentrated, with layers of minerally concentration. This vintage shows a little more fruit than I would have expected too; I'm excited to have some of this in my cellar.
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4/26/2024 - cannym Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really special, one of the best Albarino I've drunk. Light gold. Sea spray. Really intense, great concentration, intense minerality. Line of salinity. Mostly citrus, lemon & lime with some white peach in the background. Fair acidity. Very decent length. Lovely and also impressive.
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10/15/2023 - DoubleD1969 wrote:
Purchased from a LWS along with the regular Albariño bottling for an Oysterfest afternoon with neighbors.
Wow! I was just thinking about how to describe the wine, but I agree with everyone’s notes so far. Drank from a clear plastic cup. But the nose was still aromatic with hints of jasmine, fresh squeezed citrus juice, and ocean spray. The palate was smooth with no sharp edges versus the regular bottling and its angular citrus notes. The Cepas seemed to have taken the minerality and salinity up a notch. Delicious.
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10/14/2023 - talbot61 Likes this wine:
At Berria, Madrid: A rich, rounded Albarino, with more minerals and salinity than fruitiness. I would have traded some of the roundness for acidity, but it was still a pleasure to drink.
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10/6/2023 - grafstrb wrote:
-- Popped and poured at a restaurant --
-- tasted non-blind over one hour --
Plenty of fruit and mineral, all draped over a strong acidic spine. Superb!
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8/14/2023 - grafstrb wrote:
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over 2.5 hrs. --
NOSE: high-toned, bright, juicy, and green; the alc. does come through just a hint, and is reminiscent of potato vodka.
BODY: medium-light tan-yellow color; medium-light bodied.
TASTE: high acidity; dry, with lots of salty mineral; 13.5% alc. not noticeable on the palate; as far as the fruit goes, it's in the gooseberry & lychee part of the spectrum, with some apple, too; I love this wine! Overall impression is bright, dry, mineral-laden, and high acidity.
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6/5/2023 - AndrewSGHall wrote: 93 Points
Lovely. Bright and crisp with great mineral elements, a little salinity and juicy core.
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4/25/2023 - cobystilp wrote: 92 Points
I bought this at the suggestion of the manager of Twin Liquors store #3 who said it is his favorite white wine. It's expensive for an everyday white but such a great wine. If you see this pick it up as it is a great representation of what an Albarino can be.
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11/1/2022 - KeithAkers wrote: 93 Points
This was bought off a list and in any other situation, I'd have given it probably an hour of air before drinking. Regardless, this was firing right off the bat with a lot of saline as well as green apples, pears, peaches, crushed rocks, white flowers, lemon zest, and stone fruits, with just a touch of vanilla. The Medium bodied feel is light on its feet while showing off excellent depth that is backed up by electric and racy, high acidity. It’s much more integrated than the 18 or 19 were at such a young age and is complete across the palate. This could still likely use a couple of more years just to round out and come into form, but this is a monster winner already.
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9/4/2022 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
(Mostly) Spanish dinner (Chicago, IL): A perennial winner in my book, especially for the price. The nose shows some saline notes but also plenty of waxiness. The palate is taut and concentrated, with layers of minerally concentration. This vintage shows a little more fruit than I would have expected too; I'm excited to have some of this in my cellar.
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