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Palacio de Fefinanes Rias Baixas Albarino 2012

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Winery: Fefinanes (Palacio de)

Palacio de Fefinanes, Albarino  2012 is made from 100 percent Albarino

Fresh fruit aromas of apricot and peach slices with notes of lemon and green apple. Pretty notes of honey and wet nutmeg, and the mouth is round, clean, and pleasant with baked apple, honey, and lemon.
This is a classic Albariño which is good young, but actually improves over two to three years and remains quite drinkable for up to five years. Owner Juan Gil comments that the wine really starts to come into its own in June/July, and he actually prefers it 18 or more months after it's made. A Fefiñanes "vertical" of three or four vintages can provide some most interesting surprises.

Reviews:

Green-tinged yellow.  High-pitched citrus fruit and floral aromas, with dusty mineral and white pepper qualities building with air.  Shows very good depth and energy, offering juicy orange and green apple flavors and a touch of fennel.  Nervy and precise on the impressively persistent finish, which echoes the mineral and fennel notes.-Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 91 Points

Light medium yellow straw. Reveals scintillating aromas of yellow apple, starfruit, and summer melon with hints of honey and stone fruit. It’s soft on entry, filling the mouth with rich flavors of dried honeycomb and yellow peach, finishing on a chalky note. Made from cool climate coastal fruit. International Wine Review 91 Points

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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