2012 Brecon Albarino
"Golden straw color. Attractive aromas of peach cobbler, lemon curd and cream with a fruity-yet-dry medium-to-full body with a honeyed apple, pineapple custard, and heb acentuated and balanced acidity. A delicious and juicy white wine for sipping and table."
93 Pts. Double Gold. World Wine Championships. Oct 2013.
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Varietal | Albarino |
| Varietal Composition | Albarino 81%
Viognier 19% |
| Appellation | Central Coast |
| Sugar | 0.03g/100ml |
| PH | 3.38 |
| Aging | Release - 2017 |
| Alcohol | 13.50% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 08/21/2013 |
93pts, Gold Medal WORLD WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Golden straw color . Attractive aromas of peach cobbler, lemon curd, and cream with a fruity-yet-dry medium-to-full body with a honeyed apple, pineapple custard, and herb accented finish with balanced acidity. A delicious and juicy white wine for sipping and the table. Oct 2013
Light yellow. Peach, ripe pear and white flowers on the nose. Fleshy and open-knit, with depth to its pit fruit and honey flavors. In a rich style for the variety, finishing smooth and spicy, with good cling, Stephen Tanzer Nov 2013
Albarino is best known for its wonderfully crisp yet aromatic food wines when grow its homeland plateaus of central Spain. Brecon of course adds a few twists transplanting ours to within 2.5 miles of one of the Central Coasts most renowned beaches. Marine fogs cool the grapes meaning a long ripening period and super intense flavors and aromatics. Complexity and citrine characters are deftly melded in by the careful use of some Viognier (19%) from the Hastings Ranch on the now famous Adelaida road.
