Winemaker Notes
With aromas of spiced citrus, orange blossom, and jasmine, this Albariño captures the spirit of where the sea meets the land, showcasing vibrant tropical fruit notes alongside subtle briny tones from its proximity to the Pacific.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This might be the best vintage yet for this exciting white wine brand, which is showcasing SLO Coast's potential like few others. Aromas of honeydew, kiwi, grass and rainy cement make for a detailed nose. The fun but serious palate sizzles with acidity and clings with texture, showing green apple, pomelo and margarita flavors.
Editors' Choice
Bright and aromatic with distinctive floral and fruity characteristics, Albariño has enjoyed a surge in popularity and an increase in plantings over the last couple of decades. Thick skins allow it to withstand the humid conditions of its homeland, Rías Baixas, Spain, free of malady, and produce a weighty but fresh white. Somm Secret—Albariño claims dual citizenship in Spain and Portugal. Under the name Alvarinho, it thrives in Portugal’s northwestern Vinho Verde region, which predictably, borders part of Spain’s Rías Baixas.
California’s coolest wine growing area, Edna Valley excels in the production of high quality Central Coast wines like Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Rhône Blends and aromatic white wines. It has a cool Mediterranean climate and an incredibly long growing season, giving late-ripening varieties plenty of opportunity to develop great phenolic complexity.
Its northwest to southeast orientation creates a direct path for cool Pacific air and fog to penetrate the valley from the Los Osos and Morro Bay area inwards. Low hillsides of both calcareous and volcanic soils are home to much of the vineyard acreage of the Edna Valley.