Pazo de Senorans Rias Baixas Albarino 2016 (750ML)

91 WA / 91 WS

#35 Wine Spectator Top 100 for 2017

Unluckily, I missed the 2015 vintage and now have tasted the 2016 Albariño from Pazo de Señorans. It wants to showcase the varietal character of the grape in the Salnés with grapes mostly from sandy soils. It's bottled unoaked and without malolactic after four months in contact with the lees. The nose is clean, elegant and subtle, mixing aromas of white flowers with sensations of freshly cut grass, citric hints and a balsamic touch. The palate has pungent flavors, good depth—vertical and delineated—with some minerality and a dry finish. A very good textbook Salnés. 225,000 bottles produced. LG - The Wine Advocate

This big white is round and polished, with good weight and solid acidity behind the pear, blanched almond and white tea flavors. Ginger and briny notes give this a savory character. A muscular style. Drink now through 2022. 3,000 cases imported. TM -The Wine Spectator