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Wine Description
The Story
Albariño has been known to produce outstanding wines in the cool, rainy climate of Galicia, in North West Spain. We first planted it in our Sonoma Coast vineyard, but that proved too cold for ripening even a cool-climate variety like this. After four years, we gave up and grafted the budwood from those vines onto our slightly warmer Russian River Valley estate. We are very excited that it seems to be thriving in the Don Miguel Vineyard!
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Wine Information
Production: 236 cases
The Vinification
The grapes were harvested October 1, 2011 then gently whole-cluster pressed and fermented in stainless steel; after the primary fermentation, 50% of the wine went through malolactic. The wine was bottled on August 9, 2012.
Tasting Notes
The aromas in our second vintage of 100% Albariño are classic mineral, citrus and floral, with accents of white peach and tangy lime juice, which follo...
