Rías Baixas Albariño

Score

94

"Xurxo Alba's biggest production Albari¤o uses grapes from 60 different parcels in the Saln,sValley, most of which are farmed organically. Impressive for an entry-point wine, it combinesstainless steel and 40% foudre-aged components, offering notes of beeswax and wet stones,steely acidity and a mineral core. 2024-29."

Score

93

"Aromas of limes and green apples with a salty note. The palate is nervy, medium- bodied, textural and incisive. This comes from diverse parcels situated less than 100 meters from the Umia River delta. Drink now."

Score

93+

"The eponymous flagship village white 2023 Albamar comes from many different Albari¤o 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. 95,000 bottles were produced. It was bottled in April 2024."

Score

91

"The 2023 Albariño Albamar, from Castrelo, Salnés, Rías Baixas, aged in foudres for eight months, presents a yellow-green hue with aromas of white fruit, wilted flowers, apple, mandarin and a hint of wafer. The creamy entry offers bright acidity and a flavorful, expressive character."

Score

92+

"There is great regularity in the eponymous Albari¤o that blends different vineyards, bringing the freshness and the coastal influence into the wine. The 2022 Albamar, despite coming from a warmer and drier year, keeps a moderate alcoholic degree and has a balanced palate with the austerity of the granite, a little wider than the 2021 but still harmonious. 80,000 bottles were produced."

Score

17.5

"Tasted blind. Stone fruit, yellow flowers, quite a rich texture, an ample palate with cutting acidity. It is a rich white wine, very appetising. On the palate, multi-layered, with stone fruit, mineral, with creaminess and a soft touch of oakiness. This is a great bottle of wine. (FC)"

Score

93