2013 Do Ferreiro Albariño Rías Baixas Cepas Vellas

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  8/11/2023 - humagne wrote: 93 Points

  Still in very good shape. Honeysuckle, citrus, apple. Palate is vibrant with citrus and a salie finish. Not tired at all.

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  8/8/2023 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:

  Family Holidays; 7/28/2023-9/10/2023 (Alicante - España): Bottle opened with the Durand. Prestine dry cork. Half an hour before lunch. Last bottle of a supposed bad vintage. Aromas of acacia, honeysuckle or steel tube. Developing baked apple. Do Ferreiro, always surprising on the nose. On the palate it shows a watery texture, an enveloping citrusy acidity, a refreshing touch and a decent length. Slightly bitter finish. Better when it gets a little warm. I think it’s time to go back to Meaño. According with last two bottles, time to go right here right now.
  
  Botella abierta con the Durand. Corcho seco prístino. Media hora antes de empezar el almuerzo. Última botella de una denostada añada. Aromas a acacia, madreselva o tubo de acero. Desarrollando manzana asada. Do Ferreiro, siempre sorprendente en nariz. Al paladar muestra una textura acuosa, una acidez cítrica envolvente, un tacto refrescante y una decente longitud. Final ligeramente amargo. Mejor cuando se calienta un poco. Me parece que va siendo hora de volver por Meaño. De acuerdo con las dos últimas botellas, tiempo de atacar aquí.

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  1/17/2022 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Nine years young!... This is pretty awesome. It is crisp, and popping, with apple peel, and a cool lanolin and spice thing, with mineral. It has shed some of its youthfulness, but retained so many of the qualities is had as a young wine. Love this stuff!

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  8/13/2021 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:

  Bright yet diluted, translucide golden colour. Initially monographic of lemon bark that when heated transforms into a cornucopia of aromas of dried hay, spices or cooked crustaceans. Also a touch of salt, anise and jasmine. Impressive precision in such complexity. On the palate it stands out for its soft acidity, its greedy texture and delicate bitterness finish that provides a delicious, short and warm aftertaste, in that order. Softie vintage anyway. One of the last harvest of Gerardo and therefore without notice of "noble botritis" on the back label ... that Galician joke. Last bottle in a few years. By the way this is the very first time I've read a single vintage was bottled BEFORE to be harvested in the NEXT year (pictured).
  
  Brillante aunque diluido color dorado translúcido. Inicialmente monográfico de corteza de limón que al calentarse se transforma en una cornucopia de aromas a heno seco, especias o crustáceos cocidos. También un toque salino, de anís y de jazmín. Impresionante precisión en semejante complejidad. Al paladar destaca por su suave acidez, su golosa textura y delicado amargor final que proporciona un delicioso, corto y cálido postgusto. Añada suavecita de todos modos. Últimas cosechas de la mano de Gerardo y por tanto sin aviso de "botritis noble" en la contraetiqueta ... el cachondeo gallego.
  Última botella para dentro de unos años. Por cierto esta es la única vez que he podido leer que la añada se embotellara ANTES de que fuese recogida. Y todo ello UN AÑO DESPUÉS, en el 2014 (en la foto). Las meigas ... haberlas, haylas.

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  6/12/2021 - alanr wrote: flawed

  Fair amount of golden color, distinctly bruised apple, moderately oxidized, rats. This is the 2nd or 3rd bottle of 13 I’ve had to pour down the drain in the past year or two, obviously not holding up. Disappointing.

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