Granbazán Etiqueta Verde Albariño 2021

Welcoming back to our shores is the latest vintage the popular Etiqueta Verde (aka. Green Label) from Galician winery Granbazán.  A ‘best-in-class’ producer, famous for one variety - albariño. Hailing from the maritime vineyards of Rias Baixas, these are highly in-demand wines, not just in Spain, but across the globe. If albariño doesn’t look familiar to you, well, that’s because of its ridiculous popularity. An offer on a wine this amazing (and scarce) disappears in a flash. 

Albariño is famous for freshness and compatibility with seafood. The apt expression ‘what grows together, goes together’ applies here. When made with care and attention, these become truely profound wines. Here is a wonderful drop, that’s spent 4 months on fine lees supporting both the pear and white peach fruit characters, and a ripping fresh acidity. Wonderfully textural, the producer notes has ‘orange blossom, fresh grass and sea breeze’. If aromatic whites with heaps of flavour and a gorgeous palate are your thing? Well, you genuinely won’t find any better.