Drew 2012 Albariño

I had the opportunity to purchase the 2012 Drew Albariño from the wine maker, and found it to be a wonderfully refreshing and clean wine.  It continues to impress me that wineries are expanding their wine making efforts to varietals not traditionally produced in California. 

Wine Makers Notes:

2012 Albariño   Anderson Valley

This wine has been our little secret for  the last three years with barely enough  to go around.  We offer it to our members and offer it for sale for a limited time during the Summer and early Fall in our tasting room in Philo.

 This clean and lively wine is loaded with crisp apple and citrus flavors with palate coating minerality.  It is lean and  vibrant and beautifully aromatic.  This white Spanish varietal is a favorite of winemaker Jason Drew.  He acquired some suitcase cuttings in 2006 from another California vineyard and then grafted to some older rootstock in the Valenti Vineyard located within both the Anderson Valley and the Mendocino Ridge appellations.   He also secured a small patch of Albariño in the organically farmed Wentzel Vineyard in Philo that we were unaware even existed.

 In 2012 we put both vineyards together to make this bottling which is surprisingly the only Albariño made in Mendocino County.  We have found this varietal to be both a joy to drink and to make, as it is perfectly suited to our coastal cuisine and our coastal climate.Traditionally paired with anything coming out of the ocean.  Oysters on the half shell anyone! 150 cases made.