The Best Albariños from Spain
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Albariño is Spain’s rising star. In the Galician sub-region of Rías Baixas it braves the wet and windy conditions sweeping in from the Atlantic. Vines are often trellised on pergolas to let the brisk air breeze through, allowing the grapes to preserve a zippy acidity. Enticing notes of peach, honeydew melon and pink grapefruit are intensified by a distinctive touch of salinity. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best.
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2017 Albariño Lereiana Finca Genoveva
Bodegas y Vinedos Forjas del Salnes
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
13%
€€€
96
2016 Mar de Frades Finca Valiñas Albariño Atlantico
Mar de Frades
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
13%
95
2018 Don Álvaro de Bazán Rías Baixas DO
Granbazán
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
94
2018 Veigalobos Rías Baixas DO
Granbazán
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
13%
93+
2017 Limousin Rías Baixas DO
Granbazán
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
13%
€€€
92+
2020 Mar de Frades Albariño Atlantico
Mar de Frades
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
12,5%
92
2020 Etiqueta Ámbar Rías Baixas DO
Granbazán
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
13%
92
2020 Albariño
Bodegas Zarate
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
€€
92
2019 Contrapunto Rías Baixas DO
Granbazán
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
13%
€€
92
2019 Etiqueta Ámbar Rías Baixas DO
Granbazán
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
13,1%
€€
92
2013 Pazo Barrantes Albariño Rías Baixas DO
Pazo de Barrantes
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
€€
92
2017 Etiqueta Ambar Rías Baixas DO
Granbazán
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
13%
€€
91
2015 Don Álvaro de Bazán Rías Baixas DO
Granbazán
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
12,9%
€€€
91
2014 Intuición Albariño Ribeiro DO
Bodegas y Viñedos de Altura
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
12%
€€
91
2001 Pazo de Señoráns Seleccion de Añada Albariño Rías Baixas DO
Pazo de Señoráns
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
91
2020 Etiqueta Verde Rías Baixas DO
Granbazán
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
13%
90+
2021 O Fillo da Condesa
Lagar da Condesa – Gil Family Estates
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
12,5%
90
2019 Etiqueta Verde Rías Baixas DO
Granbazán
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
13%
€€
90
2016 Mar de Frades-Ramon Bilbao Finca Valinas Albariño Rías Baixas DO
Bodegas Ramón Bilbao
Rioja Alta,
La Rioja,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
12,5%
€€
90
2011 Pazo de Señoráns Camino del Pelegrino Albariño Rías Baixas DO
Pazo de Señoráns
Rías Baixas,
Galicia,
Spain
White Wine
Albariño
€€
90