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UPC code: 7 84585 00250 4
2006 Valminor, Albariño 12/750ml
A brilliant and lively yellow color. On the nose, the wine
shows a great complexity marked by intense fruity aromas of
fresh grapefruit, apricot and melon. In the mouth, Valmiñor
combines fruity flavors and freshness with a rounded acidity,
resulting in a balanced wine that boasts an opulent taste with
elegant aromas.
Rated 90 pts by the Wine Advocate (Issue 175, Feb 08)
"Bright lemon yellow color. Displays a honeyed nose of
pear and melon. Brisk, with bold acidity on the attack
accompanied by a dash of petillance and zest. Stony minerality
and lemon-citrus flavors dominate. Long, very dry finish.
Great wine for shrimp sautéed with garlic and lemon zest."
- International Wine Review (Jan. 2008), 89 pts
"This is a killer wine for
summer at a great price with--finally--a closure that will do
justice to the wine now and for another year or longer.
The fruit is nicely perfumed with scents of white flowers and shows a vivid peach profile on the palate, with real roundness
and substance but also plenty of linear thrust into a
persistent finish that is freshened by zesty acidity. US
importer Fran Kysela badgered Valmiñor to send his allotment
of the wine under a screw cap closure, and the bottle that I
tasted in the USA was actually fresher than one tasted in Rias
Baixas (just five days previously) despite having been shipped
for thousands of miles."
- Michael
Franz, Wine Review Online
(Jul
24, 2007), 90 pts
"Greenish
straw. Melon, peach and ripe pear on the nose, with zesty
mineral, ginger and quinine accents. Round and silky, with
light body and supple orchard and citrus flavors supported by
gentle acidity. Less energetic than the excellent 2005 but
plenty refreshing and easy to drink."
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
(July/Aug 2007), 88 pts
2005 Valminor, Albariño 12/750ml
"A
good value in Albarino, the 2005 Valminor is medium straw in
color with crisp, refreshing pit fruit flavors, good balance,
and decent length. Drink it over the next 1-2 years.
Drink
2007-2009. Imported by Kysela Père et Fils, LTD."
- Wine Advocate (issue 169), 87 pts
"Lamentably, the days of $10 Albariño are possibly
gone forever, due to the combined effects of increasing global
demand for these wines, constrained supply of grapes, and
unfavorable exchange rates that show no sign of shifting
appreciably. Nevertheless, fine Albariño is one of the
world's best white wines, and the fact remains that one can
still find truly delicious renditions priced under $20. This
wine offers medium-bodied fruit recalling peaches and ripe
golden apples, and zesty acidity rides alongside these flavors
through a long, balanced finish."
- Michael Franz, Wine Review Online (September 12,
2006), 89 pts
"Bright
straw. Brisk, stony aromas of green apple, pear and Meyer
lemon, with a hint of mineral salts. Fresh and lively, the
citrus flavors ripe and focused and the acidity rather gentle.
Finishes supple and reasonably persistent."
- Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Sep/Oct
2006), 87 pts
"A bit zesty to start, with a touch of mineral on the
nose. Flavorwise, we're talking apple, peach and nectarine. A
solid wine with good balance and nothing out or the
ordinary." - Wine Enthusiast (Sept. 2006), 87
pts
National
Retail Price:
$19.99
/ bottle
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