2017 ODE TO PEARLS SPARKLING ALBARIÑO

$45
Edna Valley
SIP Certified Sustainable

PLACE

This limited sparkling wine hails from the same SIP Certified Sustainable block that goes into the Sea Queen Albariño, but picked at lower ripeness levels. It embraces Albariño’s ability to soak up all elements of the sea both above and below ground. Grown just 5.5 miles from the Pacific, this wine demonstrates why the Edna Valley has proven to be the New World home of Albariño. There is no doubt that Albariño has found its home in the Edna Valley and it’s only fitting that the exploration of the varietal has found its way into a micro production of a zero dosage Sparkling Wine.  Albariño speaks to the nearby Pacific and is loaded with lively natural acidity.

AROMATICS

This wine is exotic and a one of a kind that rewards the senses.  An explosion of lively green apple, citrus and salty baking spices.  Floral notes of jasmine and ginger are there with a sense of depth.  The wine evolves as the effervescence keep the aromatics of this wine in a constant evolution. 

PALATE

The zero-dosage element of this wine has it dancing on the palate from start to finish.  It’s alive with an array of citrus, mineral and spice.  Up front, it’s almost sensory overload but when you come back down to earth citrus, brine and stone fruit settle in with an exotic fruit element that leaves you to sit back and take in its rewarding evolution. This is a micro production wine that is sure to keep the sense in a deep state of satisfying intrigue.

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