2014 Aríos Aguafuerte

A review of 2014 Aríos Aguafuerte for Weekend Wine Reviews # 343.

2014 Aríos Aguafuerte

2014 Aríos Aguafuerte,  100% Albariño grapes.   Galicia, Spain.  Wine Awesomeness.  They say:  on the nose - bursting with freshly macerated white peaches and an enormous bouquet of green leafy herbs.  On the palate - freshly squeezed mint lemonade with the texture of getting sand in your mouth while lounging at the beach.  In the glass - fragrant white floral and honeyed fruit notes matched with the sweet savory sea salt with create an unami dreamland.   It so damn cheery, slightly off-dry, but so luminous and shiny on the palate.  Crunchy citrus, gold tropical fruit and sunshine in a glass.

This wine is from Galicia, Spain.  The land of 1000 rivers.  The vineyard where these grapes were grown sits on a slope between two estuaries and just upstream from the Umia river.  This gives the soil a gravelly silty texture that translates into the wine.  These are young vines.    We say:  We loved this wine!  It was sweet and tart, even a little buttery.  Complex and refreshing!