You know, with all the rave reviews of this wine I thought I would really enjoy it. While I’ll agree with the reviews on some points, like the fact that it was complex with out of the ordinary flavors and aroma, but we certainly didn’t think it was “delicious”. Also, I really wanted to try a good Albarino and at 91 points, this should have been it, but instead it was a disappointment.
Straw in color, with an aroma of grasses, pineapple, lemon, and [to me] some “Lemon Pledge”. It tasted like pineapple and lemon mostly, with some of the lemon peel left in, some kind of grassy flavor I couldn’t put my finger on… maybe some white asparagus, and a vegetal sweetness – like the sweetness you get in edamame (soy beans). Mouth-feel was actually pretty good – weighty, especially for pairing with food, as it had good acid and no sign of butter, which I was happy about. On the finish it got a bit awkward though, leaving you with that sweettart after taste – not the part where you’re still chewing it, the part a bit after you’ve swallowed it and it leaves you with a chemically taste on the back of your tongue. Not really that pleasant.
At $16 I’m going to recommend you pass on this one. Who knows though, maybe we’re just high on crack and it was as good as those critics say!
Rating: 82
Price: $16
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