Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain
Albarino comes in many expressions, from fruity to exotically floral to crisp and mineral driven. Our favorite examples are clean, crisp, minerally, and mouthwateringly saline: precisely what this Etiqueta Ambar bottling from Granbazan delivers. Crafted from hand-harvested vines over 35 years of age, Granbazan’s Etiqueta Ambar reflects a deep green-glinted lemon gold in the glass with elegant saline-inflected aromas of jasmine blossoms, Comice pears, and lemongrass. The wine is impressively intense and tactile on the palate, offering suggestions of key lime, Meyer lemon, fresh ginger, and quinine all lifted by shimmering acidity and propelled by a palate-dusting salinity. The wine finishes delicious and incisive with further waves of freshly squeezed citrus juice, white flowers, bitter herbs, and salty minerals. This is sensational Albarino in the floral, citrus and mineral aesthetic; pair it over the coming three years with calamari, clams, oysters, or Dungeness crab, or enjoy it all on its own as an attention-grabbing aperitivo.
Special full case discount! Buy 12 bottles of this item and receive an additional 5% off.
