2021 Zarate Albarino El Balado
Market price
Buying options
Tasting notes
The 2021 Balado went through full malolactic, and the grapes were less ripe than the ones from 2022, resulting in a wine with half a degree less alcohol, which it needed to balance the acidity. It's sharp and more austere, vertical and with a very tasty palate. It's a vintage that could be similar to 2013, years with lots of malic acid, but the wine does not have any lactic character. It has an herbal touch and very tasty flavors, complex already. I think this will age nicely. 4,200 bottles and 150 magnums were produced. It was bottled in May 2022.
Critic scores
Average Score
Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
From two small plots in Sisán (Ribadumia) planted with ungrafted vines. Fermented in a steel tank and kept on gross lees for 3 months, then on fine lees for a further 6 months. No malolactic conversion or bâtonnage. The family winery of Eulogio Pomares. Tasted blind. Very open nose and a noticeable touch of oxidation. Green apple first, citrus underneath. Light and delicate, although not precisely deep. Cheesy, slightly lactic touch at the back palate. Creamy and oily. (FC)