Thursday, July 31, 2014

Pazo de Barrantes Albariño 2009 DO

Variety: 100% Albariño

Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Rías Baixas
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: medium yellow
Bouquet: herby, dry lemon crust
Taste: medium body, reasonable acidity, dry lemon crust in sugar, slightly steely, white grapefruit, nice mid profile transforms only to medium finish
Recommended food pairing: pork
Overall score: 4+7+11+5+6=83
Price: CZK 290
Stopper: single piece cork
Not bad wine, but following the Lahofer Riesling you realize how Moravia is underrated region for white wines for those winemakers who can make the proper whites. I admit I could downgrade the scoring tasting it in this sequence.

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