2012 Albariño, Igrexario de Saiar, Bodega Sucesores de Benito Santos

2012 Albariño, Igrexario de Saiar, Bodega Sucesores de Benito Santos

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2012 Albariño, Igrexario de Saiar, Bodega Sucesores de Benito Santos

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Description

Ripe with notes of peach, green apple, white flowers and tropical fruit, compared by some to Viognier, by others to Gruner Veltliner, Riesling even. Be that as it may, one may certainly state that the graceful juxtaposition of firm acidity and silky texture provides an unforgettably bittersweet experience.
Simon Field MW - Wine Buyer

Rias Baixas is the spiritual home for Albarino, one of the most modish of all white varieties. Benito Santos was one of the significant characters in the establishment of Rias Baixas as a DO and his eponymous Bodega is now in the good hands of winemaker, Todd Bloomberg  not, one assumes, a blood relative. This winery is located in the highly-rated province of Pontevedra.

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Sucesores de Benito Santos

Sucesores de Benito Santos

Bodega Sucesores de Benito Santos is among the most successful Galician producers of the hugely modish Albariño grape.

Albariño is a relatively thick-skinned variety; in its best manifestations, such as this, the wine is rich, fullish of colour and gently spicy, with a generous and pleasing texture. The wine is ripe with notes of peach, green apple, white flowers and even tropical fruit gracefully entwined with a juxtaposition of firm acidity and silky weight to provide an unforgettable bittersweet experience.

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Albariño

Albariño

Albariño is one of the most distinctive white wine grapes in Spain. Its heartlands are in Galacia, in Spain's rain- sodden north-west, and in Portugal`s Vinho Verde region, where it is known as Alvarinho and Cainho Branco. In the past, it was commonly mixed with other local grapes such as Loureiro, Godello, Caiño, Arinto or Treixadura to produce blended wines, but since the mid 1980s the grape's full potential has been realised and appreciated for single varietal bottlings.
 
Its thick skin enables it to withstand the damp climate of Galicia and the subsequent fruit is small, sweet and high in glycerol, producing wines high in alcohol and acidity.

High quality Albariño dominated wines are intensely aromatic and redolent of peaches, apricots and almonds on the palate. They have the ability to age gracefully and many growers are now experimenting with oak maturation. The finest Albariño wines come from the Rias Baixas DOC of Galicia. Albariño is also produced in California wine regions including the Santa Ynez Valley & Los Carneros AVAs.

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