La Cana Albarino 2017
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Blend: 100% Albarino
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Wine Spectator
This firm white delivers mineral, quinine and ginger flavors that show grip and focus, backed by noticeable tannins that give way to a smoky finish. More savory than fruity, though peach and quince are in the mix. Distinctive.
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James Suckling
Slightly lifted preserved pears and a hint of grapefruit. Super tangy, succulent and minerally palate. Nicely dialed-in.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: Whenever I pick up a bottle of Albariño, my palate automatically goes to the sea, and I am thinking of shellfish. The 2016 La Caña did this to me, but with a twist. The wine's richness tells me to use a little cream sauce in my dish. TASTING NOTES: This wine is generous and loaded with personality. Its aromas and flavors of candy-like fruit, dried fruit, and bitter almonds should pair it nicely with a lobster in sherry-reduction cream sauce. (Tasted: October 24, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
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Jorge Ordóñez was the first person to introduce Albariño to the United States in 1991. Told he would never sell more than 100 cases of Albariño in New York City, he persevered, and now owns a winery in the Valle of Salnés, the best appellation of D.O. Rias Baixas.
When Jorge first traveled to Rías Baixas, the D.O. did not officially exist. What he found was a rich culture of family viticulture and winemaking. Most families had small plots of Albariño planted on pergolas built with posts taken from the mother rock – granite. Most of this Albariño was fermented and aged on the lees in large chestnut foudres.
Named for the straw-like cañas (reeds or canes) that line the shores of the Atlantic inlets that carve into the granite coast of Galicia, the winery’s philosophy is to produce a traditional, authentic, and serious Albariño, in the style of the artisan wines that Ordóñez discovered when he first arrived in the appellation in 1991.