2021 Albarino de Fefinanes
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Full tapered bottle 1,400 g. Substantial nose of salted lemons and real follow-through with excellent acidity. To be drunk now but no hurry; it will probably become even more interesting with time in bottle. It's ageing at a snail's pace (see Tam's 2022 tasting note ). Quite long and delightfully bracing. (JR)
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Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Salnés fruit. Fermented at low temperatures in stainless steel, no lees ageing. RS 1.6 g/l, TA 6.7 g/l. This is delicious. Peach and cinnamon, little bit rounded, little bit rocky, a little rock-salty. Mouth-filling, elliptical curves with rounded acidity and clementine and cinnamon spices. Coriander nip on the end. Great stuff! (TC)
There was a lot of thirst for the new vintage as the wines from the region sold out, so there are a handful of 2021s in the market, including the super young and austere 2021 Albariño de Fefiñanes. It's from a cold year that delivered a wine with 12.5% alcohol and a sharp palate with very good freshness and acidity and pungent flavors. This is a prototype of austere Albariño with aging potential, great purity, freshness and balance. 170,000 bottles produced.