Granbazan Albarino Etiqueta Ambar 2022 – 750ml Southern Wine & Spirits

93pts James Suckling

Pure and mineral nose full of sea shells, lime and green apples. Blistering acidity cuts through the taut, medium-bodied palate, leaving a mouthwatering finish with a lasting saline smack. Textbook albarino that brings your nose and palate to the sea. Outstanding quality. Vegan. Drink now.

Winemaker Notes

A classic Albariño from the Val do Salnés: you can taste the nearby sea, blended with fresh citrus notes, herbs and flowers.

100% albariño // 100% manual harvest in 17kg crates // destemming of the clusters // long skin contact (8 hours) // fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks at 15°C // aged on its fine lees for 4 months.

Winery Notes

Ask a Spanish wine professional to name the leading and best Albarino, and chances are they’ll reply Granbazan. Founded in 1981, Granbazan was the original quality pioneer in the region, the first estate to invest in modern winemaking equipment and trained enologists, the first to use clean, free run juice and cool fermentation and to realize the world class potential of the Albarino grape.

Granbazan farms 17 hectares of Albarino vines in Val do Salnes, the sub-region of the Rias Baixas which is centered around the town of Cambados. Val do Salnes is the site of the oldest Albarino plantations. It is also the coldest and wettest of the five sub-regions. The average temperature for the year is 55°F and it rarely exceeds 85°F, even in the hottest part of the summer. Grapes are trained in the traditional pergola fashion and soils are based on granite with alluvial topsoil.

Granbazan remains ahead of the chasing pack, with its privileged terroir of granite soils planted with mature vines close to the sea, and its continuing commitment to excellence.