Rías Baixas Albariño

A great compliment to (very) spicy shrimp fried rice.

This reliable wine is tasty vintage after vintage. The 2016 is pale gold and fresh-smelling. Green Apple and lemon aromas are braced by a strident minerality. Those minerals really come forward on the palate, as do the apple and citrus flavors. The wine is ever so slightly frizzante in the glass, and the acidity rips across the taste buds.

Mineral driven Albariño

This Albariño pours up pretty in the glass - yellow-gold and a touch of bubbles. The bubbly sensation doesn't last too long, but it's festive while it’s there. The nose brings some citrus - of course - and a smattering of stone fruit and ripe apples. In the mouth, the magic really begins. The acidity is razor-sharp and a complete delight. The bottle should come with a dozen oysters. Flavors of apples and Meyer lemons grace the palate and you simply don't run out of minerals. There's a lot to like here, and it lasts long beyond the sip.

Nice Albarino, juicy acidity, a touch of salinity. Perfect w/ spicy seafood pasta

Albarino fan, and this 2012 vintage smells and tastes terrific. Bright yellow in color (evidence of oak aging?) and aromatic for days, peaches and yellow pears and minerality bound out of the glass. The palate is dry, with a touch of sweet peach lingering behind the underripe grapefruit and... chalky? Limestone? I'll go with limestone. Perfect not just for summer, but just when you want a crisp white.

2014. Limes and lemons with a touch of sweet pineapple. On the nose, with a nice streak of minerals. On the palate, citrus and green apples are joined by minerality galore. Great acidity makes for a predictably refreshing - and food friendly - quaff. Lemons last well into the medium length finish.

Very nice 2012 Albariño, mineral, unripe tropical fruits, and very refreshing acidity.

Green apple, lemon, and pear. Light minerality on the finish. Medium acidity.

Slight hint of fruit. Not excessively dry. Well balanced.