Cana, Rias Baixas, Cana Navia Albarino

Pale lemon with green flecks. Medium intensity, youthful, aromas of pear, peach, buttercup, butter, lemon, and lime. this wine has high acidity and alcohol, along with medium body and a long finish. This wine has medium plus intensity, flavors of buttercup, lemon, lime, butter, pear, pineapple melon, with a long ginger laced finish. This is a good wine that should be drunk now, and in the next five years to 2029.

Vinetasters: 2000 Bordeaux (Park Ridge, IL) : Served double blind. Clean and bright with just a modest hint of green. No oak influence with prominent acids on the finish. I guessed that this was some sort of Loire white, especially with its touch of salinity. Not a profound wine, but this would definitely be very nice with some oysters.

Pale lemon with medium intensity youthful aromas of lemon, lime, butterscotch, melon. This wine has high alcohol and acidity and medium plus body. This wine has medium plus intensity, flavors of lemon, lime, melon, butterscotch, and saline. This wine has a long finish and is a good wine that should be drunk now and 2025. The finish has elements of glycerin, which adds to the length and body.

Russk. Liked from the 2022 WS Grand Event. One tier higher (and drier) than the La Cana bamboo/grass label. More acid, mineral and herbal. 91-pts.

Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes Winery: Bodegas La Caña Varietal: Albariño Area/Appellation: Spain, Rias Biaxas Vintage: 2018 Price: $31 Kansas Market Color: Golden yellow straw Legs: fairly quick Nose: quince, pear, valencia orange, mango, peach Palate: rich soft pear, mango and great peach component Finish: nice citrus with more peach, mango and pears Comments: really nice lemon meringue, pears, peach on day 2. Pairing Suggestions: Had with seafood/shrimp enchiladas Score in terms of Vintage: 89 Score for the Wine: 88+ Value …

Light bodied, non-acidic and not much by way of a nose. Worked with hummus and falafel.