It's Back!! Scintillating Spanish Albariño
The previous vintage was our most complex and beautiful white value of all 2021.
Sadly, it was gone in less than a week — selling out prematurely due to the shipping container catastrophe.
I'm pleased to tell you the 'torch has been passed' — this vintage is also sublime!
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"Apple blossom, fresh apricot, persimmon, waxed lemon, sea salt... Tangy, textured and saline. Vibrant and long."
93 Points, James Suckling
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From the breathtaking & ancient region of Rias Baixas, Galicia, NW Spanish Coast |
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2020 Granbazan "Etiqueta Ambar" Albariño
If you enjoy our:
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Exotic and unique Italian white producers, like Ottella, Terlano, Suavia
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Elegant and mineral-driven selection of Sancerre, Chablis, White Burgundy in general
This will be your new favorite.
- 100% Albarino from 35 Year-Old Estate Grown Vines that are hand-picked
- Founded in 1981, Granbazan was the original quality pioneer in the region, the first estate to invest in modern winemaking equipment and trained eonologists, the first to use clean, free run juice and cool fermentation and to realize the world class potential of the Albarino grape.
- This wine is not a stranger to success:
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It's a Happy Friday! Why?
The new 2020 release of Granbazan "Etiqueta Ambar" Albariño from Rias Biaxas is finally coming this afternoon. This is stunningly delicious and for any palate. The previous vintage our biggest white wine hit last year, not surprising given how Jancis Robinson's Tamlyn Currin described it - she loved this wine so much she crafted a feature article on it (Click here to read it):
"A clutch of wines from Granbazán arrived on my doorstep. They were all very good, even the entry-level wine. But it was their second-least-expensive wine that caught my eye – the Etiqueta Ámbar 2019.
My tasting note began, ‘This is all salt’. But that was just the first mouthful. It tasted of the sea, of crushed shells and brine and sea moss. The fruit was beautiful: fresh, peaches, apricots, lemon. There was a crunch of green peppercorns. ‘Tangy tingly finish’, I wrote, ‘Delicious. So worth paying the extra £2 over Ocado’s Lusco Rías Baixas for the structure, minerality and authenticity of this wine. Proper terroir Rías Baixas."
Ask a Spanish wine professional to name the leading and best Albariño, and chances are they'll reply Granbazan. Founded in 1981, Granbazan was the original quality pioneer in the region, the first estate to invest in modern winemaking equipment and trained eonologists, the first to use clean, free run juice and cool fermentation and to realize the world class potential of the Albarino grape. Founded by the Otero family, it was bought by Pedro Martínez Hernández, owner of Baigorri in Rioja, in 2017. The 14 ha (35 acres) of vineyards in Tremoedo, near Cambados, wrap around a striking, neo-classical château covered in bright blue tiles, which houses a partly sunken winery. This wine comes from south-eastern and eastern vineyards just one kilometer (half a mile) from the sea on sandy granite soils. 35-year-old pergola-trained vines with a range of Albariño clones are hand-picked, and for this particular wine they hand-select grapes that have a golden skin color. The wine is made from free-run juice with 12 hours’ skin contact, which then undergoes spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel. Then it is aged on fine lees for eight months.
This is one of the best renditions of Spain's classic Albariño grape you'll find.
Salud!
—James Tran
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2020 Granbazan "Etiqueta Ambar"Albariño
Rias Baixas, Spain
93 Points - James Suckling:
"Apple blossom, fresh apricot, persimmon, waxed lemon, sea salt and blanched almond on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with sharp acidity. Tangy, textured and saline. Vibrant and long. Vegan. Drink now." (Aug 2021)
90 Points - Wine Spectator:
"Harmonious and savory, this firm white shows grip and depth. Offers peach, pear and light herbal notes, which mingle with chalk and almond flavors and gain support from firm acidity. Drink now through 2024. 1,000 cases imported." - TM (Feb 2022)
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- 10 cases arriving this afternoon
- Lowest price in all NorCal
List: $32.00 btl
Elsewhere: $27.99 btl
Web Avg: $26.00 btl
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Our Sale:
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$24.97 btl (1-5)
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$23.97 btl (6-11)
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$22.97 btl (12+)
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Get in touch:
Call us @ 650-917-8080
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