Martin codax burgans albarino, rias baixas tasting notes. My boss, a big wine guy, ordered it while at a business dinner at a mexican restaurant in new york, and i had never heard of the grape before. You are likely to receive your wine quicker by emailing your order to your local store who will deliver it to you. Though yields were diminished, patience paid off in a long, slow growing season that allowed for excellent maturity. Michelle, eroica, wa 17 wente vineyards, morning fog, ca 15 mer soleil reserve, ca 17 stags leap wine cellars karia, ca 18 matanzas creek, ca 15. Shows enough acidity for backbone, with a clean, spicy finish. The martin codax winery was recognized as best winery of the year in the. The result are wines with abundant aromatics, crisp acidity and bright fruit flavors. Not only does majestic sell this wine, every harvest time it sends some of its staff out. Martin codax albarino 2018 from rias baixas, spain clean, bright lemon yellow with greenish reflections. Serving our customers since 1968, our mission is to provide you with the best selection of beer, wine, and liquor at the lowest possible prices, while maintaining the highestquality customer experience at both our boulder, colorado location and in our online beer, wine, and liquor stores.
This rias baixas wine has received good scores from various critics. Theres no better way to celebrate than an at home date night making paella and drinking wine. Martin codax albarino 20 from rias baixas, spain martin codax rias baixas albarino is delicate and mediumbodied with a crisp, dry finish. Albarino pronounced albarino is a grape that has a special place in my heart its one of the first wines that i actually remember drinking and thinking, okay, there is something interesting going on here.
Martin codax albarino 2017 from rias baixas, spain a refreshing food friendly white wine, albarino is crisp, elegant and dry and has aromas and flavors of pear, passion fruit, and apple with bright acidity. Import wine, domestic wine, organic wine, highlyrated wines. The martin codax rias baixas albarino is delicate and mediumbodied with a. This wine is a monovarietal of the grape albarino the harvest is realised following traditional methods and produced by a rigorous and careful process to guaranty the purity of the wines from salnes. There were some truly great wines with real identity, class and intensity, but at the same time they were light and gentle in structure and alcohol. Much investment has been put into the bodega, and it shows the wines have been getting steadily more impressive over the last ten years. In the rias baixas zone galicia, spain, it accounts for 90% of plantings. Founded in 1986 by about 50 families with small plots of albarino around the village of cambados, it has grown to include almost 600 families and well over 3000 small parcels of albarino. Several important critics have rated this rias baixas wine highly.
Martin codax was one of most important galician men of the middle ages. Ranked in the top 10 for number of awards won among wines from. Albarino martin codax 201718 rias baixas majestic wine. Albarino, 2011 a widely awarded family business, producing excellent quality wines at affordable prices.
Fresh pear and hard apply fruit, with a clean mineral quality. Jul 10, 2016 but id be tempted to spend a couple of quid more at majestic martin codax caixas albarino 2015. The martin codax winery was founded in 1986 as a cooperative with about 50 local grape growers in galicia in the northwest corner of spain. The 2014 growing season was cool and wet, requiring growers to carefully manage their vineyards to prevent mildew and maximize quality. Pavilion wine and spirits 361 south oyster bay road plainview, ny 11803 phone. Why albarino is spains quintessential white wine wine. Albarino white grape variety grown in galicia, spain, and in the vinho verde region of portugal where it is known as alvarinho. It opens with orange peels and lemon drizzle cake notes, before moving on to herbs, spices and flower petals on the mid palate. Shop martin codax rias baixas albarino 2010 750ml and more red and white wine, including cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, merlot, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc and many more at amazons wine store. We found 0 mixed cases and gift sets which include the albarino martin codax 201718 rias baixas for you. It is the largest producer in galicia and an estategrown albarino specialist, conducting ongoing research into the variety.
The fruit is really good on the palate, with lots of sweetness and lots of nectarine and peach hints of. From the first vintage, the wines were very wellreceived, and the winery expanded to meet the expectations of wine lovers at home and abroad. Its not the nature of the business that determines quality, but what happens in the vineyard and cellar. The wine rested on light lees for four months with no oak contact. Martin codax rias baixas albarino 2010 750ml at amazons wine. A taste of coastal spain in a wine glass albarino is as refreshing and lively as the cool, green, windswept corner of spain where its produced. The wines are aromatic, aged only in steel and feature exotic aromatics of honeysuckle, peach, melon and orange blossom. Spanish albarino wine vineyards cover more land in spain more than 2. Explore thousands of wines, spirits and beers, and shop online for delivery or pickup in a store near. Pear, fresh herb and light ginger flavors mingle in this fresh white. Yet spain is the worlds third largest wine producer behind france and italy, largely due to low yields caused by wide spacing of old vines and dry, infertile soil in many of spains wine regions.
Stores and prices for martin codax albarino, rias baixas prices, stores, tasting notes and market data. The average temperature is about 60 degrees, with an annual rainfall of 59 inches a year. Medium intensity with ripe citrus notes file type and tangerine. Martin codax was founded in 1986 by 50 families, led by ninth generation winemaker luciano amoedo and has since grown to over 550. Albarino is a white grape similar to viognier grown in this case in northwestern spain by winemaker martin codax. Why albarino is becoming summers perfect white wine david. Martin codax albarino bottling note a fullbodied spanish white wine, produced using albarino grapes by martin codax. Aug 18, 2017 albarino pronounced albareenyo hails largely from five subzones in the rias baixas wine region, which spans the western galician coastline in northwest spain. Martin codax is a modern and dynamic cooperative, situated to the north of rias baixas. Shop martin codax albarino 2011 and more red and white wine, including cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, merlot, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc and many more at amazons wine store.
Burgans is a custom cuvee made for european cellars by martin codax, the largest cooperative in riasbaixas. The albarino martin codax is made entirely with albarino grape, following a. Stores and prices for martin codax burgans albarino, rias baixas tasting notes, market data, prices and stores in usa. Martin codax rias baixas albarino 2010 750ml at amazons. Martin codax albarino 2016 from rias baixas, spain a refreshing food friendly white wine, albarino is crisp, elegant and dry and has aromas and. A refreshing food friendly white wine, albarino is crisp, elegant and dry and has aromas and flavors of pear, passion fruit, and apple with bright acidity. The albarino martin codax is made entirely with albarino grape, following a rigorous and careful process to ensure varietal purity and essence of traditional wines originating in the salnes. Buy wine and craft beer from our online store and retail locations in cary, morrisville, holly springs, and southern pines north carolina. I used to drink a lot of rias baixas albarino and loved itnot really sure why i ever stopped its delicious, refreshing. In part because of its isolation, only a handful of monterrei wines make it to the united states.