2007 Pazo de Senorans - Albarino Seleccion de Anada

The 2007 Selección de Añada is an Albariño that was created by fluke as they left a batch of wine in a vat for a long time and then realized the wine improved greatly. They now replicate that process and keep the wine in stainless steel vats for a minimum of 30 months and one more year in bottle before it's sold. It has a very young color, with some green tints and a nose of subtle smoke and yeasts, ripe yellow fruit and some flowers and spices, a really beautiful and Albariño nose. The palate reveals a very balanced wine with good acidity, more integrated, time in contact with the lees has mellowed it down and assembled all components, giving it a great sense of harmony, ending with a faint bitter finish. This is ready now, but should keep in bottle, as 2007 seems to be a very complete vintage. 16,000 bottles produced.

(aged for 34 months on its lees in stainless steel tanks and then held back for another three years before release!): Light gold. Potent, mineral-accented honeysuckle and citrus and orchard fruit aromas show remarkable freshness for the wine's age. Picked up a waxy nuance with air that strongly reminded me of a top-end dry Loire chenin blanc. Tightly wound, energetic lemon/lime and green apple flavors flesh out with air and show excellent depth, with zero excess fat. Finishes on a suave floral note, with lingering stoniness and a hint of bitter pear skin. The yields for this wine were reportedly between 12 and 15 hectoliters per hectare.