PAZO SENORANS ALBARINO
High end Albarino from Galicia. I've been lucky enough to visit this winery and I completely fell in love with their wines. Yummy.
Rias Baixas, Spain
2018
13.5% ABV.
100% Albarino
75cl
£23.95
Price includes VAT
Tasting notes:
Aromas of nectarine, fresh figs, orange zest and white flowers. Dry, citrus flavours and a mineral-driven finish, which expands and deepens on the tail end. Offering a satisfying balance of power and finesse
About the wine:
Trained on a Pergola system, with manual picking in small 14kg plastic cases. Fruit comes from their own 29 ha of vineyard and around 160 Growers and 500 specially selected micro parcels, each being inspected rigorously and samples regularly taken from each parcel.
The use of so many growers adds the complexity to the wine that Pazo Señorans are known for.
Alcoholic fermentation is carried out in stainless steel tanks at 18°C and matured for 4 months on the lees, with no oak treatment.
About the producer:
Pazo Senorans is the leading producer in Rias Baixas and widely recognised as one of Spain’s finest producers. It has frequently won “Best White Wine” trophy at the Wines from Spain awards and regularly receives the highest score from TWA of all Albariños.
There are two wines, Pazo Señorans Albariño and the Seleccion Añada. The former is generally sold as young wine in the year following harvest but, and this is the important thing about Señorans, it has the ability to age and is probably at its best 18-36 months after harvest.
The Seleccion Añada is unique being aged on its lees in small steel tanks for up to 36 months or so and demonstrates above all the ageing potential of Albariño, and Señorans in particular, that we think no other producer can mimic.
Continuing their search to demonstrate how well Albariño ages Señorans began, in 2011 they held back some stock of the regular bottling so as to be able to release it some years later. The first wine to be available commercially was the 2011 vintage, labelled as Coleccion, which I would really urge people to try.
Food match:
Especially good with seafood and shellfish, particualrly mussels, I would also match this with lighter salads, sushi, roast chicken or a good antipasti board.
This wine is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
