Pazo Barrantes, Albarino, Rias Baixas

Dorado con destellos oro viejo. Nariz con un seductor perfil oxidativo. Notas de compota de ciruelas amarillas, matices ahumados, piña tostada, miel ligera. En boca el ataque es bueno, el cuerpo medio, con muy buena acidez, cierta textura terrosa, largo y muy bien perfilado Sorprendente frescura.

Very nice and dry

Après le Bellingham Chenin blanc, celui-ci est plus discret. Accordé avec cari de crevettes. Robe jaune paille. Nez citron, fleurs blanches, bord de mer. Bouche avec acidité qui tranche, citron encore, iodée. Manque un peu de complexité. C'est franc et affirmé, mais avec un veston-cravate décontracté par une chaude journée d'été. J'ai eu d'autres coup de coeur en Rias Baixas. À ré-essayer éventuellement. **

Paille ddoré claire. Au nez, dominé par les fruits blanc tropicaux, un peu iodé. En bouche, suit le nez avec un peu de miel en plus. Bien, mais pas très complexe.

Bu plus frais que la première, est apparue plus fermé et acide. Beau nez sur les fleurs, la pierre à fusil et les citrons. En bouche, acidité assez vive, citron et craie aec finale assez longue...manque un peu de gras cette fois.

Superbe Albariño, c`est du solide, d`une maison que j`affectionne depuis des années! Fondée en 1852, Marqués de Murrieta est une maison qui a gardé son style assez traditionnelle. Beau nez florale, sur les pêches et les pommes. En bouche, texture ample et bien équilibré, vif et acéré avec un beau fruit pure, des abricots sur une finale longue et minérale. WOW, bien en avant du Pazo de Senorans Albarino que j`ai aussi bien aimé.

The wine looks blonde colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like lemon and grapefruit. It tastes like orange blossom. The body is light. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity. Some of the best I have had from this region

Priorat, Montsant and Rioja; 9/5/2014-9/18/2014 : From 75cl, P+P at the Murrieta winery in Logrono. Open, honeyed, pollen-like perfume with a chalky undertow. Slender entry, prominent acidity remains linear to finish. Retronasal jasmine and powerful yeast, just the slightest hint of volatility. 13% alc. Good clean fun, but once again I find myself asking why Albarino is as popular as it evidently is. Even such an impeccable example as this is no match for the glories of dry white wine …

From 75cl, good quality composite cork with natural cork layer at the wine end. Worried that this might be tiring, but it is still going strong (and tastes better to me than it did six months ago). Lovely saline note on the the nose; entry as ever quite full-bodied and rich, but with maturity an almost chalky mineral backbone has emerged on the mid-palate giving all that luscious fruit both structure and a surprising length. I wouldn't wait much longer, …

Nose is peach, pear, leeche, lemongrass, honey, and a white floral note. Flavors are peach, leeche, lemongrass, honey, and strangely enough a hint of watermelon. This is an absolutely delicious Albarino. Lighter bodied, but with a lengthy, complex finish for a white wine. Crisp and refreshing, with enough acid to work well with a variety of foods. Will buy again!

Drank at dinner at home. Light yellow color. Citrus/peach smells. Grapefruit and melon flavors. Good crispness and acidity. Softer and tastes more of honey on the medium finish. Would buy again.

you may notice a little sliver in the foil capsule on the bottle, I checked and all of the bottles were the same, now, if you peel it open like a gum pack... great packaging!!! visually, light pale straw color, scented with lemon, peaches and melon, the palate is intense from the attack, showing off verve, mineral, sharp acid and almost a saline-like quality, solid and refreshing, grilled oyster wine, or a match with any shellfish and butter

Ripe ruby grapefruit entry with a spritzy CO2 quality; midpalate mutates into a kind of noble Pfalz-Riesling-mixed-with-soda-water groove (some ginger, a hint of wood resin, very muted tropical fruits). Short finish. Weighty at 13% alc. A bit odd and not entirely convincing. Hope this settles down with 6 months in bottle. 87P(?)

At Woodfire Grill (Atlanta). Effervescent with crisp white fruit, grapefruit and minerals on the nose. Palate is tense and energetic from start to finish. Good complexity with more grapefruit, melon, ginger and spice. Tons of acidity and verve. Medium plus flavorful finish. Terrific stuff.