Bodegas Albamar 2023 'Albamar' Albarino, Rias Biaxas DO

Item Number: 20751

UPC: None

Country: Spain
Region: Galicia
Sub Region: Rias Baixas
Appellation/AVA: Rias Baixas DO
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vintage: 2023
Grape(s): 100% Albarino
Type: Wine - White
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12.5
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Elevation: Sand and granite

Winemaking Notes: The Albamar Albariño is a blend of different vineyards, which are all composed of mainly sandy soil. Each parcel is fermented separately with native yeast in stainless steel tanks and neutral oak, but no malolactic fermentation. The Albariño is aged on its fine lees for about six months. There is light filtration at bottling.

Tasting Notes: Albamar's entry-level Albariño is a refreshing and pure wine showing great length and salty minerality. This tasty treat will pair well with your favorite seafood. Try ceviche, fish tacos, shrimp pasta, crab, sushi...the list is endless!

#82 on the Top 100 Wines of Spain 2021 (2020 Vintage) by James Suckling
" 93pts Dried pineapple, salted lemon, roasted hazelnut, smoke and flint on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with tangy acidity. Vibrant, flinty and textured. Dried lemon on the long finish."

Wine was featured in The New York Times article  Your Next Lesson: Albariño.

Reviews

  • The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 93+ (7/11/2024)
    The eponymous flagship village white 2023 Albamar comes from many different Albariño plots, owned and rented, on different soils but mostly granite. The juice from the pressing of the full clusters fermented and matured in stainless steel and oak foudres where it was kept with the lees for eight months. It has clarity, purity and transparency, which seems to define the 2023 vintage, and it is floral and perfumed but serious, with a vibrant palate. It is easy to drink, with moderate alcohol (12.5%), good freshness, a pH of 3.18 and 7.8 grams of acidity and finishes with a salty touch. It's very tasty, one of the finest vintages—if not the finest—for this bottling, which has also grown in volume.