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 | 2006 Adegas d'Altamira Albariño Rias Baixas Brandal
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Wine Enthusiast Score: 89 |
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Wine Spectator Score: 87 |
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| | | Score | User | City | State | Country | Tasting Notes | Time |
| 29 | 79975 | WS | 87 | iWineDb Admin | | | | Unpublished | 10/06/2008 |
| 75 | 79975 | | 90 | JaneGarvey | Atlanta | Georgia | USA | For the seafood warm-ups many people enjoy as first courses at Thanksgiving, an albariño goes a long way toward providing the kind of wine that appeals to a wide collection of palates. This one is a light- to medium-bodied wine with a medium-pale yellow color. Aromas focus on white fruits, and there's a hint of stony minerality that's also picked up on the palate. A tangy saltiness ness influences the citrus-highlighted fruit in the Grape type: Albariño. finish. Serve moderately chilled, 50-55ºF/10-13ºC). in a medium-sized tulip-shaped glass. Anything coming out of the sea works with this wine, including crab legs with drawn lemon butter, crab-stuffed flounder, simply grilled sea scallops (vieiras in this part of the world, where it's nearly the national dish) with French-style herbed tartar sauce (Delouis Fils) or Colman's tartar sauce; smoked salmon terrine or mouuse; smoked trout, crab cakes. But also roast chicken breas and has enough body to handle white meat turkey.
Atlanta Wholesale Wine/NDC
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| 29 | 79975 | WESite | 89 | iWineDb Admin | | | | This Albariño grows on you right away. The wine starts out shy and clean, almost as if it were neutral. But as it opens you’ll see that citrus, saline and tropical fruit flavors emerge. By the time it ... (Click For Complete Wine Enthusiast Review) | 04/01/2008 |
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