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Albariño

Rías Baixas · Spain

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seafood · grilled fish · salads · mild cheeses

201585 pts

Tropical fruit, banana and citrus aromas are flat and not fully convincing. This is narrow in feel, with bland stone-fruit flavors. The finish follows the palate, meaning it's good enough but unremarkable.
201490 pts

A mix of youthful freshness and lees scents blend nicely with spiced apple aromas in front of a tight, citrusy palate. This punches above its weight class courtesy of tasty nectarine, apricot and yeasty flavors. A dusty, slightly pithy finish wraps this up in fine form.
201390 pts

Apple and stone fruit aromas are fresh and direct, not wayward, leesy or creamy. This is a layered, somewhat complex Albariño, with fresh flavors of lemon curd and white peach. A dry, classy, wet stone finish is elegant and emphasizes the positives of the variety.
201289 pts

With proper doses of orange rind, vanilla, minerality and melon on the nose, this opens in very good form. The palate is round, pithy and citric in feel, while flavors of white grapefruit, orange and melon finish with a mild oily mouthfeel and a touch of bitterness.
201188 pts

Ripe apple aromas make the nose nice, even though it's flattening with age. Likewise on the palate, which delivers pithy orange and dry melon flavors along with indications that it's just starting to fade. Notes of green herbs and scallion come up on the finish. Drink this matur…