We acquired a bottle of Rias Baixos Albarino 2011 over the Christmas season. Tonight Bev made a chicken dish with Meyer lemons, accompnaied by potatoes and olives in a shallot sauce. The wine was devine a delightful match that brought back fond memories of many a European vacation.
The wine was crisp and zippy with a not too floral or weird notes just a clean slightly floral and fruity elegantly balanced wine that just made the dinner hum. Wish we had more right now, I want those 4 oz that went into the dish . . .
My previous encounter with Albarino had left me less than enthusiastic, this time I am a convert.
Joe Coulter