Ep 123 – Summer Wines – Albariño


This week we continue our summer wine series with one of our favorite white wines for summer, Albariño. We covered Albariño way back in episode 15 which was published June 15, 2016, so click here if you want to listed to learn more about this region and it’s wine.

 

 

Here are this week’s wine recommendations – the first two wines were sent to us by Rias Baixas Albariño as press samples.

Serra da Estrela 2017 – priced around $16.

  • This wine has a nose of lemon and white flowers
  • It’s dry with medium plus acidity, light bodied with flavors of unripened peach, pear, lime, lemon and a hint of grass and white flowers
  • Very refreshing and crisp wine

 

Paco & Lola 2017 – priced around $20.

  • This wine has light aromas of orange blossoms, beeswax, apricot and apple
  • It’s dry with medium plus acidity, light bodied and a strong lime flavors but also flavors of orange blossom, starfruit and it’s a little saltiness
  • You can purchase this wine here

 

Martin Codax 2016 – priced around $13.

  • This wine has a nise of white flowers, bosc pear and tropical fruit
  • It’s dry with medium plus acidity, light bodied with flavors of apples, tropical fruits and white peach
  • Less floral and more fruit driven than the other wines recommended
  • You can purchase this wine here 

 

Nora 2016 – priced around $17.

  • This wine has a nose of pear, white flowers like fresh linen, lemon zest and white peach
  • It’s dry with medium acidity, light bodied with flavors of pear, white flowers and lemon
  • This is a soft, delicate wine – flavors and aromas lighter than the other wines we recommended
  • You can purchase this wine here

 

 

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