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Palacio de Fefinanes III Anos Albarino 2012

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Overview

Winery: Fefinanes (Palacio de)

Palacio de Fefinanes Albarino "III Ano"  is made from 100 percent Albarino

The III Año shows all the expressiveness of the Albariño grape, with full nose of mature fruit and a mineral character. Complex and meaty with firm structure in the mouth, it promises a splendid evolution which will favor a long life for this elegant wine with personality.

Aged for 3 years on the lees in stainless steel tanks.

"Much better was the 2012 Albariño de Fefiñanes III Año, a wine from a warm, ripe vintage. It aged in contact with the lees with bâttonage for almost three years, hence its name. The nose combines freshly cut grass, musky apple and some spices and smoky/leesy sensations. The palate is fuller than any of the 2013s tasted next to it, with ripe flavors of yellow fruit and good balance."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #224, April 2016), 92 pts

"Light-gold. Intense mineral-accented aromas of pear skin, tangerine and honeysuckle, with hints of vanilla and ginger emerging slowly. Taut and sharply focused on entry, then fleshier in the middle, offering sappy citrus and orchard fruit flavors and a touch of smokiness. Mineral and pear qualities dominate the long, lively, subtly sweet finish. This wine was aged in used French and American oak barrels for five months. - Josh Raynolds"

- Vinous (January 2016), 92 pts

Country: Spain
Region: Rias Baixas
Winery: Fefinanes (Palacio de)
Grape Type: Albarino
Vintage: 2012
Bottle Size: 750ml
Organic: NO

The Palacio de Fefinanes Estate

Founded in 1904, Palacio de Fefinanes is housed inside a spectacular baronial palace which sits on the lovely main square of coastal Cambados. The facility was built in 1647 by vicount of Fefiñanes Gonzalo Sarmiento Valladares (1583-1659) and is currently owned by Juan Gil Careaga. Palacio de Fefiñanes was the first producer to bottle wine under the D.O. Rías Baixas denomination. The label design dates from 1928 and shows an engraving of the Fefiñanes Palace.

The winemaker is Cristina Mantilla.

"Clean, mineral-laced Albariños from a producer housed in a baronial palace."

- Anthony Dias Blue's pocket guide to wine 2006

The Palacio de Fefinanes Vineyards

Produced in the Rias Baixas region, where the vineyards are quite windy due to the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean. It also provides acidity and freshness to the wine. The winery has only a token acreage, and buys its Albariño grapes from producers under long-term contract and with technical assistance from the winery's enologist. They make two 100% Albariño wines: Albariño de Fefiñanes, a young traditional style Rías Baixas white (30,000 bottles/year); and 1583 Albariño de Fefiñanes, aged six months in 600 liter sherry butts (4,000 bottles/year - annual production: 100,000 liters). Year after year, local critics rate Albariño de Fefiñanes as one of the best.

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